Selected Works of Zhang Youyu (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Zhang Youyu
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Publish Date: 1997-02-01
Features: Zhang Youyu is a renowned scholar both domestically and internationally, a famous legal scholar and political scientist. He is erudite and academically profound, with expertise not only in law and political science but also in spiritual journalism. After dedicating himself to the revolution in the 1920s, he consistently engaged in academic research during his long-term revolutionary and construction efforts, tirelessly writing millions of words in monographs and essays, editing and compiling a series of academic works. Many of his outstanding works have resonated both domestically and internationally, making significant contributions to the development of the Chinese revolution and the cause of social sciences.
Zhang Youyu's academic activities can be divided into two periods: before and after the liberation. In the three decades before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he worked on united front efforts among high-ranking Kuomintang figures, intelligence work, and liaison with cultural figures. His public professions included university professor, newspaper editor, and chief writer. Amidst frequent transfers and constant travel in a complex environment, he wrote a series of theoretical works in new six schools of thought and numerous political essays criticizing warlords, discussing issues of resistance to Japan, and advocating for constitutionalism, which were deeply loved and welcomed by the readers.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he devoted considerable time and effort to legal research and legal work alongside his busy official duties, writing and editing, publishing, and releasing a large number of legal works. After the overthrow of the "Gang of Four," he also promoted the establishment of political science disciplines in China and the research of political science, writing and publishing a series of political science treatises. His various works represent a valuable intellectual treasure with significant academic value in China.