The Last Confucian: Liang Shuming and the Dilemmas of Chinese Modernization

Author: [USA] AI Kai
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book is a specialized work on the thoughts and social activities of Liang Sicheng, both in China and abroad. The author examines the trajectory of Liang Sicheng's intellectual development, the influence of his family background and social connections, discusses the main content of rural reconstruction and compares it with Mao Zedong and others, pointing out the objective connection between Liang Sicheng's thought and the global anti-modernist movement. The author provides a psychological analysis of Liang Sicheng's early spiritual crisis and offers a unique evaluation of his anti-urbanism.