Jan 29 2020 26 mins 55
In this episode we explore the move from liberalism toward Marxism among progressive intellectuals in the 1915-1919 period, and how those ideas began to be brought to the working class in China’s cities. This includes the New Culture Movement, the May 4th Movement, and the June 3rd Movement. Further reading: Maurice Meisner, Li Ta-Chao and the Origins of Chinese Marxism Arif Dirlik, The Origins of Chinese Communism Some names from this episode: Yuan Shikai, leader of the Beiyang Army and dictator after the fall of the Qing Sun Yat-sen/Sun Zhongshan, leader of the Guomindang Chen Duxiu, editor of New Youth and leading New Culture intellectual Lu Xun, progressive writer who wrote “A Madman’s Diary” for New Youth Li Dazhao, collaborator with Chen Duxiu and leading proponent of learning from the Russian Revolution
