Intellectuals and the Chinese Revolution: A Study on Modern Chinese National Construction

Author: Liu Ye
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: There is a natural connection between Chinese intellectuals and politics. This book focuses on the relationship between intellectuals and the Chinese Revolution during the process of national construction, exploring the political traditions of Chinese intellectuals under the scholar-official political system, and how the continuity of this tradition in modern times influenced the revolution. From the perspectives of organization and ideology, it analyzes the decisive role of intellectuals in the revolution and national construction. The book argues that intellectuals led the Chinese Revolution and further analyzes the socio-historical reasons for the rise of the "party-state."