{"product_id":"the-power-of-position-9780520237674","title":"The Power of Position","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeijing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Weston pushes far beyond such narrow confines in his very impressive study.” * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 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","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402819150167,"sku":"9780520237674","price":56.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520237674.jpg?v=1730481599","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-power-of-position-9780520237674","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}