Ideological Conflicts in Modern China: Democracy and Authoritarianism

First published in 1986, in Ideological Conflicts in Modern China Wen-Shun Chi recalls the clash of ideological systems that occurred during China's century long revolution and the numerous contingencies that propel the country in a Marxist direction. His book, which can also be read as a text to introduce students to the main intellectual currents of twentieth- century China, describes nine major thinkers in detail and with the insight of a Chinese activist who lived through most of the pe...