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Seeking Modernity in China´s Name: Chinese Students in the United States, 1900-1927
Weili Ye
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Description for Seeking Modernity in China´s Name: Chinese Students in the United States, 1900-1927
Hardback. This is the first book in either English or Chinese to study the group of students who came to the U.S. in the early 20th century to attend American universities and played pivotal roles in Chinese intellectual, economic, and diplomatic life upon their return to China. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
The students who came to the United States in the early twentieth century to become modern Chinese by studying at American universities played pivotal roles in Chinese intellectual, economic, and diplomatic life upon their return to China. These former students exemplified key aspects of Chinese modernity, introducing new social customs, new kinds of interpersonal relationships, new ways of associating in groups, and a new way of life in general. Although there have been books about a few especially well-known persons among them, this is the first book in either English or Chinese to study the group as a ... Read more
The students who came to the United States in the early twentieth century to become modern Chinese by studying at American universities played pivotal roles in Chinese intellectual, economic, and diplomatic life upon their return to China. These former students exemplified key aspects of Chinese modernity, introducing new social customs, new kinds of interpersonal relationships, new ways of associating in groups, and a new way of life in general. Although there have been books about a few especially well-known persons among them, this is the first book in either English or Chinese to study the group as a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
625g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804736961
SKU
V9780804736961
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About Weili Ye
Weili Ye is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Women's Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Reviews for Seeking Modernity in China´s Name: Chinese Students in the United States, 1900-1927
An absolutely first-rate work, for which Ye should be congratulated.
American Historical Review Scholars from a variety of fields will draw much from this collective biography of the hundreds of Chinese men and women who studied in America during the final decade of the Qing dynasty up through 1927, the beginning of the Nationalist era. The ... Read more
American Historical Review Scholars from a variety of fields will draw much from this collective biography of the hundreds of Chinese men and women who studied in America during the final decade of the Qing dynasty up through 1927, the beginning of the Nationalist era. The ... Read more