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Beijing University (or Beida) has been at the centre of China's greatest political and cultural upheavals. From the May Fourth Movement of 1919 to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s to the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Invaluable in our understanding of the political and intellectual life of China.

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Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Locating Beijing University in History 1. Schools, Politics, and Reform in the Nineteenth Century 2. The Imperial University and Late-Qing Beijing 3. Instability and Redefinition in the Wake of the 1911 Revolution 4. Between the Old Culture and the New 5. The Insistent Pull of Politics 6. Tensions within the May Fourth Movement 7. National University under Siege Conclusion Abbreviations Used in Notes Notes Bibliography Index

The Power of Position

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/02/2004
      ISBN13: 9780520237674, 978-0520237674
      ISBN10: 0520237676

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Beijing University (or Beida) has been at the centre of China's greatest political and cultural upheavals. From the May Fourth Movement of 1919 to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s to the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Invaluable in our understanding of the political and intellectual life of China.

      Trade Review
      “Weston pushes far beyond such narrow confines in his very impressive study.” * CHOICE *

      Table of Contents
      Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Locating Beijing University in History 1. Schools, Politics, and Reform in the Nineteenth Century 2. The Imperial University and Late-Qing Beijing 3. Instability and Redefinition in the Wake of the 1911 Revolution 4. Between the Old Culture and the New 5. The Insistent Pull of Politics 6. Tensions within the May Fourth Movement 7. National University under Siege Conclusion Abbreviations Used in Notes Notes Bibliography Index

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