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University of California Press

The Chinese Enlightenment

Intellectuals and the Legacy of the May Fourth Movement of 1919

by Vera Schwarcz (Author)
Price: $49.95 / £42.00
Publication Date: Jul 2023
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 409
ISBN: 9780520341203
Trim Size: 6.14 x 9.21
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About the Book

It is widely accepted, both inside China and in the West, that contemporary Chinese history begins with the May Fourth Movement. Vera Schwarcz's imaginative new study provides China scholars and historians with an analysis of what makes that event a turning point in the intellectual, spiritual, cultural and political life of twentieth-century China.


It is widely accepted, both inside China and in the West, that contemporary Chinese history begins with the May Fourth Movement. Vera Schwarcz's imaginative new study provides China scholars and historians with an analysis of what makes that event a turni

About the Author

Vera Schwarcz is Professor of East Asian Studies and History at Wesleyan University.