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His Voice And Image Still In Our Mind-Zhang Xiruo's Biography And Thought

Posted on:2008-11-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H W GeFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360212490762Subject:China's modern history
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Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 Failure , China has entered so-called "transition times. Facing the political crisis and value orientation crisis, modern Chinese intellectuals in the 20th century boarded the big stage. They studied Western and Japan, after returning to China in the public media and university club activities. Especially in the New Culture Movement, modern Chinese intellectuals in the political marginalization on the status, but their use new media and society, the cultural status increased status, and even occupied the mainstream trend.After the Republican revolution, facing Japan's aggression and the conduct of civil war, modern Chinese intellectuals continued to think of ways to save the nation. In particular, which is the main one ~ liberal intellectuals, they are placed in between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party , they criticized the government, appealed the protection of human rights, pro-democracy, to culture. In the war period, liberalism professors of lianda still insist on May 4 the ideal ,they advocated freedom, equality, against a dictatorial party, and advocated the establishment of a coalition government.This paper is to study this period is Zhangxiruo the figures. Zhangxiruo has experienced three timesBorn in the early years of the late Qing dynasty Zhangxiruo participated in the revolution as a starting point. After returning from overseas the short-term political experience. Meanwhile,he has participated in the modern history of political and cultural discussion on newspapers and magazines. He participated "Morning News supplement" editor Mr. Xu Zhimo involved in the launch of "qiuyouchibai" Controversy ; In the 1930s the "Independent Review" launched "democracy and dictatorship" Controversy, to a pro-democracy advocates as practicing democracy and restore the movement's core values — freedom and individuality. In 1934 in the "total Westernization and Chinese culture and the foundation" of the debate, He called for Western cultural values should have the choice to accept and discard.lianda in the period, Zhangxiruo defied power, and became famous Professor of democracy. With regard to the increasingly grim reality, he resolutely implement the KMT government, an end to one-party dictatorship. War of the early Zhangxiruo participated in the national politics, the war for services. Later, because the KMT has witnessed the corruption, he began to criticize the government of Chiang Kai-shek, henceforth refuse to participate in politics, But he is still in the southwestern United Nations General Assembly speech and the constitutional dictatorship, has been widely response.In this process, a firm liberal Zhangxiruo recognized the KMT regime's incompetence, and then disappointed, After the "left" in support of communism and the Communist Party of China.After Tsinghua University reopened Zhangxiruo supported the student movement in Beiping and the Communist Party of China.he become the Communist intellectuals, The name of the People's Republic of China and the birth of the national anthem with the Zhangxiruo.After the founding of the PRC he became senior government officials, as he has the strength of character to the show, He still insists that a certain degree of independent thinking and saying to the government and the relentless criticism. After the founding of the PRC, Zhangxiruo official New China in politics, he will become president of the Chinese Institute of Foreign Affairs. also in 1952 as Minister of Education in 1958 until the removal of China's educational cause tremendous contribution.In the academic Zhangxiruo spent his time toeing the line famous British Fabian leaders Professor Laski, Zhangxiruo the history of Western political thought has Laski at the scene. He rarely life academic works from 1920 to Zhangxiruo death only "about social theory test" and "sovereignty" two thin books, academic papers. But his history of Western political thought is recognized study class.
Keywords/Search Tags:Zhang Xiruo, Biography, Thought, Modern intellectuals
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