Between The Political And The Academic: A Critical Biography Of Tao Xi-sheng

Tao Xi-sheng is a famous personage in the Chinese contemporary history, whoroosted both in politics and study.He was industrious at doing academic research all hislife. Especially in his early life,the writings were quite rich.He once participated in"theDebate on Chinese social history".His opinions were so widely spread that the time wasonce called "the time of Tao Xi-sheng".In 1934 ,Tao Xi-sheng initiated a semimonthlypublication called " ShiHuo ",which was a pioneering work to the research of the Chinesesocial and economic history.In the political domain of his latter life,Tao Xi-sheng oncefollowed Wang Jing-wei to participate in "the Peace Movement"between China and Japan.Finally he realized his fault and made up for it by good deeds.Hereafter, Tao Xi-shengreceived Chiang Kai-Shek's entrusting with heavy responsibility and ghostwrited thebook"Destiny of the Chinese'for Chiang Kai-Shek.As an intellectual, Tao Xi-sheng pacedback and forth between the academic and the political domain all his life, experiencing adifficult road from study to politics,which aroused quite a few censures.This article isintended to study the Tao Xi-sheng' academic and political lifetime with a purpose tocorrectly regard this historical personage as well as the background of this time.