Democracy and Socialism in Republican China

This groundbreaking book is the first full-length English-language study to explore the struggles for constitutional democracy and democratic socialism of Zhang Junmai (Carsun Chang, 1887-1969), a major political and intellectual figure in Republican China. Focusing on Zhang's writings, Roger Jeans has provided detailed descriptions and extensive translations of Zhang's key books and essays. He sets the context for these seminal works by describing Zhang's personal situation, the social and intellectual mili

List of Illustrations

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Acknowledgements

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Note on Romanization

xiii

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Abbreviations Used in the Notes

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Introduction

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PART ONE The Making of a Constitutionalist and Socialist

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1. Chinese Constitutionalist in Late-Meiji Japan, 1906-1910

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2. Western Model for China? Sojourn in Weimar Germany, 1919-1921

27

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PART TWO Politician and Educator in Warlord and Guomindang China

57

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3. The Making of a Third-Force Politician in the 1920s

57

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4. Schools and Educational Vision, 1923-1941

73

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PART THREE Opposition to Communism and the Guomindang during the Nanjing Decade, 1927-1937

97

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5. Trials of a Third-Force Intellectual during the Early Years of the Nanjing Decade

97

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6. Heaven or Hell: Soviet Russia through the Eyes of a Third-Force Intellectual at the Beginning of the Nanjing Decade

119

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7. Soviet Russia, the Comintern, and the Chinese Communists: The Views of a Third-Force Politician during the Early 1930s

149

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8. Third Force: The National Socialist Party of China, 1932-1937

201

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9. In Search of the Middle Way: The Debate over Democracy and Dictatorship during the 1930s

223

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PART FOUR Unity and Disunity during the War of Resistance against Japan

249

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10. The "Other United Front": The National Socialist Party of China, the Guomindang, and the Chinese Communists, 1937-1938

249

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11. A Letter to Mao: The Polemic over Zhang's Attack on the CCP, 1938-1939

269

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12. The Philosopher and the Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Life and Death of the Institute of National Culture, 1939-1941

291

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Epilogue

305

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Bibliography

311

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Glossary

331

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Index

337

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About the Author

371

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Democracy and Socialism in Republican China The Politics of Zhang Junmai, 1906-1941

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