Preface to the revised edition -- Original preface -- Acknowledgements -- The worship of the new : a shift of power in modern Chinese thought under the impact of the western tide -- The abolition of the examination system and the disintegration of the four-class society : modern…
In Shifts of Power: Modern Chinese Thought and Society, Luo Zhitian explores the causes and consequences of various shifts of power during the transition from imperial to Republican China (1890-1949).
Luo Zhitian brings together nine essays to explore the causes and consequences of various shifts of power in modern Chinese society, including the shift from scholars to intellectuals, from the traditional state to the modern state, and from the people to society. Adopting a mic…
