While professional associations connected to higher education such as the American Association of University Professors fought to defend its members against the anti-communism of the 1950s, evidence suggests that teac...While professional associations connected to higher education such as the American Association of University Professors fought to defend its members against the anti-communism of the 1950s, evidence suggests that teachers＇ unions failed in this role. Drawing upon the archival records and publications of the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association, the following paper argues that the ideological inclinations of union leaders hindered their efforts to protect K-12 public school teachers. The attacks on academic freedom rights during the McCarthy era would thus have implications for years to come in regard to the ability of K-12 teachers to exercise their intellectual autonomy.展开更多
In an age of irrational politics,Davidann's The Limits of Westernization is a timely work.Written as an intellectual history of modernization movements in East Asia,it reafErms the values of modernity,speaking aga...In an age of irrational politics,Davidann's The Limits of Westernization is a timely work.Written as an intellectual history of modernization movements in East Asia,it reafErms the values of modernity,speaking against the recent populist movements in which religious fundamentalists,ethnic nationalists,and charismatic leaders w让h authoritarian tendencies have joined a concerted effort to dismantle long-cherished beliefs in universal progress and civic engagement.展开更多
The opening of the twentieth-first century offers both opportunities and challenges for the development of historiography.Of many concerned issues,historians across the world have been debating on how to balance case ...The opening of the twentieth-first century offers both opportunities and challenges for the development of historiography.Of many concerned issues,historians across the world have been debating on how to balance case studies and macroscopic views in historical research.1 In China,text criticism as a meticulous approach of case studies has dominated the field since the High Qing period.2 Some criticize this scholarly tradition,believing that Chinese scholars have been too narrowly focused on the text and shunning away from some more significant issues in authentic historical experiences.展开更多
The opening of the twentieth-first century witnesses the rapid rise of China’s economy in the global scene.As journalists and political scientists are passionately debating about the impact of China’s rise on world ...The opening of the twentieth-first century witnesses the rapid rise of China’s economy in the global scene.As journalists and political scientists are passionately debating about the impact of China’s rise on world affairs,1 historically-minded scholars have returned to the past to search for the roots of China’s contemporary development.展开更多
Lower-class women are often portrayed as a passive and submissive group by various cultural, social and political forces in twentieth-century China. Social reformers ＂educated＂ them, cultural conservatives ＂l^omani...Lower-class women are often portrayed as a passive and submissive group by various cultural, social and political forces in twentieth-century China. Social reformers ＂educated＂ them, cultural conservatives ＂l^omanized＂ them, and political revolutionaries ＂transformed＂ them. However, despite all the efforts ＂on behalf of＇ them, we have rarely heard their own voice. In this regard, Zhao Ma＇s Runaway Wives, Urban Crimes, and Survival Tactics in Wartime Beijng is a significant contribution to the social history of Chinese women, for it reveals how lower-class women in wartime Beijing ＂perceived, utilized, and modified the urban social and moral landscape on their own terms＂ （p. 28）.展开更多
文摘While professional associations connected to higher education such as the American Association of University Professors fought to defend its members against the anti-communism of the 1950s, evidence suggests that teachers＇ unions failed in this role. Drawing upon the archival records and publications of the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association, the following paper argues that the ideological inclinations of union leaders hindered their efforts to protect K-12 public school teachers. The attacks on academic freedom rights during the McCarthy era would thus have implications for years to come in regard to the ability of K-12 teachers to exercise their intellectual autonomy.
文摘In an age of irrational politics,Davidann's The Limits of Westernization is a timely work.Written as an intellectual history of modernization movements in East Asia,it reafErms the values of modernity,speaking against the recent populist movements in which religious fundamentalists,ethnic nationalists,and charismatic leaders w让h authoritarian tendencies have joined a concerted effort to dismantle long-cherished beliefs in universal progress and civic engagement.
文摘The opening of the twentieth-first century offers both opportunities and challenges for the development of historiography.Of many concerned issues,historians across the world have been debating on how to balance case studies and macroscopic views in historical research.1 In China,text criticism as a meticulous approach of case studies has dominated the field since the High Qing period.2 Some criticize this scholarly tradition,believing that Chinese scholars have been too narrowly focused on the text and shunning away from some more significant issues in authentic historical experiences.
文摘The opening of the twentieth-first century witnesses the rapid rise of China’s economy in the global scene.As journalists and political scientists are passionately debating about the impact of China’s rise on world affairs,1 historically-minded scholars have returned to the past to search for the roots of China’s contemporary development.
文摘Lower-class women are often portrayed as a passive and submissive group by various cultural, social and political forces in twentieth-century China. Social reformers ＂educated＂ them, cultural conservatives ＂l^omanized＂ them, and political revolutionaries ＂transformed＂ them. However, despite all the efforts ＂on behalf of＇ them, we have rarely heard their own voice. In this regard, Zhao Ma＇s Runaway Wives, Urban Crimes, and Survival Tactics in Wartime Beijng is a significant contribution to the social history of Chinese women, for it reveals how lower-class women in wartime Beijing ＂perceived, utilized, and modified the urban social and moral landscape on their own terms＂ （p. 28）.
