Heretics in Revolutionary China : : The Ideas and Identities of Two Cantonese Socialists, 1917-1928.

• Superior document: China Studies ; v.51
• Author: Zhao, Xuduo.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: China Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 pages)

Through analysis of untapped sources, Xuduo Zhao tells the captivating stories of two forgotten Cantonese socialists and discovers a key moment in the history of the Chinese revolution, which has shaped China's political trajectory to the present day.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Decline of Social Democracy: a Turning Point -- 2 Reflections on the Origin of Twentieth-Century Chinese Radicalism -- 3 A Fundamental Conundrum: between Governance and Revolution -- 4 Political Ideas and Social Identities: a Dynamic Entanglement -- 5 The Structure of the Book -- 1 Between Province and Capital (1917-1920) -- 1 Tan Pingshan: Climbing the Ladder -- 2 Making Sense of the Education Reforms -- 3 Chen Gongbo: off the Track -- 4 PKU: a Cultural Field -- 5 Learning to Be an Intellectual: Tan Pingshan and Chen Gongbo at PKU -- 6 Reception and Reinterpretation of Marxism -- 2 Between Democracy and Revolution (1920-1922) -- 1 The Discredited Establishment -- 2 Zhengheng: a Prelude to Social Democracy -- 3 Mapping the World: the Advent of the Age of Revolution -- 4 Making Sense of Marxism: Cantonese Social Democracy -- 5 Rationality, Debate, and Socialism: Creating a Public Cultural Space -- 3 Between Sun and Chen (1922) -- 1 The June 16th Incident -- 2 To Choose between Sun and Chen: an Enigmatic Quarrel within the CCP -- 3 A Difficult Decision to Make: the Communists in Shanghai -- 4 A Vague Relationship: Chen Jiongming and the Cantonese Communists -- 5 Behind the Mystery: the Origin of the Rumor -- 6 The Identity Problem: Intellectual vs. Revolutionary -- 4 Between Revolutionary and Politician (1923-1928) -- 1 Transforming into a Revolutionary: the Start of the Nationalist Revolution -- 2 Revolutionary vs. Politician: a Dilemma in Guangzhou -- 3 Revolutionary vs. Politician: a Dilemma Again in Wuhan -- 4 Building a Revolutionary Party: a Way Out? -- 5 Between Communism and Nationalism (1923-1928) -- 1 The Rise of Materialist Historiography in China -- 2 The School of "New History" and Hayes' Historical Writings -- 3 Chen Gongbo's Historical Practices.

4 Chen Gongbo's Interest in British Anti-Imperialism -- 5 Locating Chen Gongbo's Left-Wing GMD Program -- Conclusion -- 1 The Abandonment of Social Democracy -- 2 Revolution and Counter-Revolution -- 3 Nationalism and Socialism -- Appendix: Events in Republican China (1915-1920) -- Bibliography -- Newspapers and Archives -- 1. Chinese Newspapers and Magazines -- 2. English Newspapers and Magazines -- 3. Archives -- Books, Chapters, and Articles -- Index.