Biography of a major figure in modern Chinese history.
As one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party, Li Dazhao (1889–1927) was a key figure in China’s transition from empire to republic, from tradition to modernity, and from imperial rule to turbulent revolution. Patrick Fuliang Shan’s biography of Li, the first English-language study in over half a century, draws on a wealth of Chinese-language primary and secondary sources to examine Li’s early life, family, education, and career; his endeavors to introduce Western civilization to the Chinese; his switch to communism and his leadership role in the early Communist movement; his political maneuvers and revolutionary activities; and his tragic death at the hands of the warlord Zhang Zuolin. While its focus is on Li’s personal odyssey and extraordinary journey, the book also presents an in-depth analysis of China’s broad national experience and its march towards modernity.
Spis treści
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
A Note on Romanization
Introduction
1. Family and Early Years
2. Pursuing a Modern Education
3. The Japan Years
4. Editor and Writer
5. Beijing University
6. Embracing Communism
7. The United Front
8. The Last Years
Epilogue
Abbreviations
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
O autorze
Patrick Fuliang Shan is Professor of History at Grand Valley State University. He is the author of Taming China’s Wilderness: Immigration, Settlement and the Shaping of the Heilongjiang Frontier, 1900–1931 and Yuan Shikai: A Reappraisal.
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