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New Culture in a New World : the May Fourth Movement and the Chinese Diaspora in Singapore, 1919-1932.

During the 1920s, China's intellectuals called for a new literature, a new system of thought and new orientation towards modern life. Commonly known as the May Fourth Movement or the New Culture Movement, this intellectual momentum spilled beyond China into the overseas Chinese communities. Thi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover
  • Title
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Romanization Styles
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE SINGAPORE CHINESE ON THE EVE OF THE NEW CULTURE MOVEMENT
  • AN ERA OF PROTESTS, BOYCOTTS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS
  • NEWSPAPERS OF THE NEW CULTURE MOVEMENT
  • THE SEARCH FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
  • SAVING THE NATION FROM AGGRESSION AND IMPERIALISM
  • INDEPENDENCE AND THE DIASPORA CONTEXT
  • CONCLUSION
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.