03663nam 2200673Ia 450 991045028460332120200520144314.097866123570771-282-35707-70-520-92990-X1-59734-828-710.1525/9780520929906(CKB)1000000000006291(EBL)224793(OCoLC)56028854(SSID)ssj0000225367(PQKBManifestationID)11186177(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225367(PQKBWorkID)10230049(PQKB)10308296(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055966(MiAaPQ)EBC224793(MdBmJHUP)muse30573(DE-B1597)520892(DE-B1597)9780520929906(Au-PeEL)EBL224793(CaPaEBR)ebr10062312(CaONFJC)MIL235707(EXLCZ)99100000000000629120030206d2004 mb 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe power of position[electronic resource] Beijing University, intellectuals, and Chinese political culture, 1898-1929 /Timothy B. WestonBerkeley University of California Press20041 online resource (341 p.)Berkeley series in interdisciplinary studies of China ;3Description based upon print version of record.0-520-23767-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Schools, politics, and reform in the nineteenth century -- The imperial university and late-Qing Beijing -- Instability and redefinition : the national university in the wake of the 1911 revolution -- Between the old culture and the new -- The insistent pull of politics -- Tensions within the May Fourth Movement -- National university under siege -- Epilogue : upholding the "Beida spirit".Throughout the twentieth century, Beijing University (or Beida) has been at the center of China's greatest political and cultural upheavals-from the May Fourth Movement of 1919 to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960's to the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Why this should be-how Beida's historical importance has come to transcend that of a mere institution of higher learning--is a question at the heart of this book. A study of intellectuals and political culture during the past century's tumultuous early decades, The Power of Position is the first to focus on Beida, China's oldest and best-known national university. Timothy B. Weston portrays the university as a key locus used by intellectuals to increase their influence in society. Weston analyzes the links between intellectuals' political and cultural commitments and their specific manner of living. He also compares Beijing's intellectual culture with that of the rising metropolis of Shanghai. What emerges is a remarkably nuanced and complex picture of life at China's leading university, especially in the decades leading up to the May Fourth Movement.Berkeley series in interdisciplinary studies of China ;3.Higher education and stateChinaHistoryPolitical cultureChinaHistoryElectronic books.Higher education and stateHistory.Political cultureHistory.379.51Weston Timothy B.1964-931273MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450284603321The power of position2458396UNINA