Intellectuals in Revolutionary China, 1921-1949: Leaders, Heroes and Sophisticates (Chinese Worlds)

This book originally examines how prominent communist intellectuals in China during the revolutionary period (1921 to 1940) constructed and presented identities for themselves and how they narrated their place in the revolution. In Intellectuals In Revolutionary China, 1921-1949 Hung-yok Ip Examines How Communist Intellectuals In China During The Revolutionary Period (1921-1949) Constructed And Presented Identities For Themselves. She Looks At How They Narrated Their Place In The Revolution And How These Identities Later Allowed Them To Claim To Be The Deserving Elite Of A Revolution That Sought To Liberate The Oppressed And Bring About A Better Society. Not Only Does This Book Make A Contribution To The History Of The Chinese Revolution, It Also Contributes To An Understanding Of The Culture That Was To Be Built In China After 1949. Using Memoirs, Recollections And Literary Works That Have Only Recently Become Available, Ip Analyses Communist Intellectuals' Self-construction From The Functional, Emotional And Aesthetic Perspectives, And Expands On How These Historical Agents Fashioned The Themes Of Communist Intellectuals As Leaders, Heroes And Sophisticates.--jacket. Part I. Introduction -- Perspectives -- Part Ii. Leaders: Self-construction From The Functional Perspective -- Radical Intellectuals As The Guiding Force Of Change: Beginning Of The Political Odyssey -- Manufacturing Political Leadership I: The Yaqian Intellectuals And Peng Pai -- Manufacturing Political Leadership Ii: Mao Zedong -- Part Iii. Heroes: Self-construction From The Emotional Perspective -- Narrating Politicized Subjectivity -- The Nobility Of Ambivalence And Devotion -- Part Iv. Sophisticates: Self-construction From The Aesthetic Experience -- Clinging To Refinement In The Revolution -- Part V. Epilogue -- Self-construction, Politics And Culture: Some General Reflections -- Conclusion. Hung-yok Ip. First Published 2005 By Routledge ... London ... Simultaneously Published In The Usa And Canada By Routledge. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [249]-291) And Index. Front Cover Intellectuals in Revolutionary China, 1921–1949 Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Part I Introduction 1 Perspectives Part II Leaders: self-construction from the functional perspective 2 Radical intellectuals as the guiding force of change: the beginning of the political odyssey 3 Manufacturing political leadership I: the Yaqian intellectuals and Peng Pai 4 Manufacturing political leadership II: Mao Zedong Part III Heroes: self-construction from the emotional perspective 5 Narrating politicized subjectivity 6 The nobility of ambivalence and devotion Part IV Sophisticates: self-construction from the aesthetic perspective 7 Clinging to refinement in the revolution Part V Epilogue 8 Self-construction, politics and culture: some general reflections 9 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Biographical notes Index of Chinese names and phrases Subject and name index "In Communist Intellectuals in China, "Hung-Yok Ip examines how communist intellectuals in China during the revolutionary period (1921-1940) constructed and presented identities for themselves. She looks at how these identities later allowed them to claim to be the serving elite of a revolution that sought to liberate the oppressed and bring about a better society. Not only does this book make a contribution to the history of the Chinese revolution, it also contributes to an understanding of the culture that was to be built in China after 1949. Using memoirs, recollections and literary work that have only recently become available, Ip analyzes Communist intellectuals' self-construction form the functional, emotional aesthetic perspectives, and expands on how these historical agents fashioned the themes of Communist intellectuals as leaders, hero's and sophisticates Part I. Introduction Perspectives Part II. Leaders: self-construction from the functional perspective Radical intellectuals as the guiding force of change: beginning of the political odyssey Manufacturing political leadership I: the Yaqian intellectuals and Peng Pai Manufacturing political leadership II: Mao Zedong Part III. Heroes: self-construction from the emotional perspective Narrating politicized subjectivity The nobility of devotion; the nobility of ambivalence Part IV. Sophisticates: self-construction from the aesthetic experience Clinging to refinement in the revolution Part V. Epilogue Self-construction, politics and culture: some general reflections Conclusion.