LEADER 03663nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910450284603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612357077 010 $a1-282-35707-7 010 $a0-520-92990-X 010 $a1-59734-828-7 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520929906 035 $a(CKB)1000000000006291 035 $a(EBL)224793 035 $a(OCoLC)56028854 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000225367 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11186177 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225367 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10230049 035 $a(PQKB)10308296 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055966 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC224793 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30573 035 $a(DE-B1597)520892 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520929906 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL224793 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10062312 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235707 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000006291 100 $a20030206d2004 mb 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe power of position$b[electronic resource] $eBeijing University, intellectuals, and Chinese political culture, 1898-1929 /$fTimothy B. Weston 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (341 p.) 225 1 $aBerkeley series in interdisciplinary studies of China ;$v3 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-23767-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSchools, 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". 330 $aThroughout the twentieth century, Beijing University (or Beida) has been at the center of China's greatest political and cultural upheavals-from the May Fourth Movement of 1919 to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960's to the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Why this should be-how Beida's historical importance has come to transcend that of a mere institution of higher learning--is a question at the heart of this book. A study of intellectuals and political culture during the past century's tumultuous early decades, The Power of Position is the first to focus on Beida, China's oldest and best-known national university. Timothy B. Weston portrays the university as a key locus used by intellectuals to increase their influence in society. Weston analyzes the links between intellectuals' political and cultural commitments and their specific manner of living. He also compares Beijing's intellectual culture with that of the rising metropolis of Shanghai. What emerges is a remarkably nuanced and complex picture of life at China's leading university, especially in the decades leading up to the May Fourth Movement. 410 0$aBerkeley series in interdisciplinary studies of China ;$v3. 606 $aHigher education and state$zChina$xHistory 606 $aPolitical culture$zChina$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHigher education and state$xHistory. 615 0$aPolitical culture$xHistory. 676 $a379.51 700 $aWeston$b Timothy B.$f1964-$0931273 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450284603321 996 $aThe power of position$92458396 997 $aUNINA