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The author explores the development of contemporary Chinese intellectual discourse by analysing Li Zehou's (a senior research fellow in the Institute of Philosophy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) philosophical ideas, his theories on Chinese traditional culture and his political role in the late 1980s. Lin Min points out that Li has made substantial contributions to the two pillars (revitalization of Marxism and nationalism) of Communist Party legitimacy in China in the post-Mao era. (DÜI-Sen)

Laliberte reviews 'Imagining the People: Chinese Intellectuals and the Concept of Citizenship, 1890-1920' edited by Joshua A. Fogel and Peter G. Zarrow.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: Citizenship in China and the West Peter Zarrow -- 1. Civic Associations, Political Parties, and the Cultivation of Citizenship Consciousness in Modem China -- 2. Nationalism, Citizenship, and the Old Text/New Text Controversy in Late Nineteenth Century China -- 3. The People, People's Rights, and Rebellion: The Development of Tan Sitong's Political Thought -- 4. Dynasty, State, and Society: The Case of Modern China -- 5. From Civil Society to Party Government: Models of the Citizen's Role in the Late Qing -- 6. Publicists and Populists: Including the Common People in the Late Qing New Citizen Ideal -- 7. Local Self-Government: Citizenship Consciousness and the Political Participation of the New Gentry-Merchants in the Late Qing -- 8. Imagining "Society" in Early Twentieth-Century China -- 9. Liang Qichao and the Notion of Civil Society in Republican China -- 10. Evolving Prescriptions for Social Life in the Late Qing and Early Republic: From Qunxue to Society -- Afterword: The People, a Citizenry, Modem China -- Glossary of Chinese Characters -- Index.

Since the mid-nineteenth century, two groups of Chinese of different social status have crossed the Pacific to go to the USA. The former group consisted of Chinese manual labourers who went to America to work during the gold rush period, and the latter group was formed by Chinese students who had been selected by the Qing dynasty for study abroad (starting in 1872). In the history of Sino-American relations, the experiences and impact of both these groups of Chinese have provided many interesting topics for concerned scholars to study. The article offers a preliminary analysis of the second group, focusing mainly on mainland Chinese intellectuals. (DÜI-Sen)

"How did art reform fit into the many initiatives for social and cultural change that contributed to the New Cultural Movement that transformed the Chinese cultural landscape during the Republican period? 'Modern art for a modern China' was the catch-cry of Chinese intellectuals, many of whom were artists, critics, writers, poets and educators. This book discusses how these groups discussed and implanted changes in China's concept and practice of art. The work considers how art reform fit into the many initiatives for social and cultural change that contributed to the New Cultural Movement that transformed the Chinese cultural landscape during the Republican period. In this book, the author analyses two key areas in the intellectual history of Republican China. The first is China's art reform in the early decades of the 20th century. The second is the connection and intersection between colonialism, nationalism and cosmopolitanism, and their direct impact on the development of art and art practice in China. Modern Art for a Modern China is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of China's twentieth century intellectual history and art history"--