Biography of a major figure in modern Chinese history.
Winner of the 2025 Academic Excellence Award presented by the Chinese Historians in the United States
Winner of the 2024 Best Scholarly Publication Award presented by the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States
As one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party, Li Dazhao (1889-1927) was a key figure in China's transition from empire to republic, from tradition to modernity, and from imperial rule to turbulent revolution. Patrick Fuliang Shan's biography of Li, the first English-language study in over half a century, draws on a wealth of Chinese-language primary and secondary sources to examine Li's early life, family, education, and career; his endeavors to introduce Western civilization to the Chinese; his switch to communism and his leadership role in the early Communist movement; his political maneuvers and revolutionary activities; and his tragic death at the hands of the warlord Zhang Zuolin. While its focus is on Li's personal odyssey and extraordinary journey, the book also presents an in-depth analysis of China's broad national experience and its march towards modernity.
| ISBN: | 9781438496795 |
| Publication date: | 2nd September 2024 |
| Author: | Patrick Fuliang Shan |
| Publisher: | SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 322 pages |
| Series: | SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture |
| Genres: |
Asian history Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions Biography: historical, political and military General and world history Biography: general |
Biography of a major figure in modern Chinese history.
Winner of the 2025 Academic Excellence Award presented by the Chinese Historians in the United States
Winner of the 2024 Best Scholarly Publication Award presented by the Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States
As one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party, Li Dazhao (1889-1927) was a key figure in China's transition from empire to republic, from tradition to modernity, and from imperial rule to turbulent revolution. Patrick Fuliang Shan's biography of Li, the first English-language study in over half a century, draws on a wealth of Chinese-language primary and secondary sources to examine Li's early life, family, education, and career; his endeavors to introduce Western civilization to the Chinese; his switch to communism and his leadership role in the early Communist movement; his political maneuvers and revolutionary activities; and his tragic death at the hands of the warlord Zhang Zuolin. While its focus is on Li's personal odyssey and extraordinary journey, the book also presents an in-depth analysis of China's broad national experience and its march towards modernity.
Li Dazhao features in the following genres: Asian history, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Biography: historical, political and military, General and world history, Biography: general
Li Dazhao is available in Paperback, Hardback
Li Dazhao was written by Patrick Fuliang Shan and published by SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press
Li Dazhao has 322 pages
Yes it is part of SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture series
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