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Title

  • Power of freedom : Hu Shih's political writings

Summary

  • "Dr. Hu Shih (1891-1962) was one of China's top scholars and diplomats and served as the Republic of China's ambassador to the United States during World War II. As early as 1941, Hu Shih warned of the fundamental ideological conflict between dictatorial totalitarianism and democratic systems, a view that later became the foundation of the Cold War narrative. In the 1950s, after Mao's authoritarian regime was established, Hu Shih started to analyze the development and nature of Communism, delivering a series of lectures and addresses to reveal what he called Stalin's "grand strategy" for facilitating the International Communist Movement. For decades-and today to a certain extent-Hu Shih's political writings were considered sensitive and even dangerous. As a strident critic of the Chinese Communist Party's oligarchical practices, he was targeted by the CCP in a concerted national campaign to smear his reputation, cast aspersions on his writings, and generally destroy any possible influence he might have in China. This volume brings together a collection of Hu Shih's most important, mostly unpublished, English-language speeches, interviews, and commentaries on international politics, China-U.S. relations, and the International Communist Movement. Taken together, these works provide an insider's perspective on Sino-American relations and the development of the International Communist Movement over the course of the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Hu, Shih, 1891-1962, author
  • Chou, Chih-Ping, editor
  • Lin, Carlos Yu-Kai, editor

Created / Published

  • Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
  • ©2022

Headings

  • -  Hu, Shi,--1891-1962.--Works.--Selections
  • -  Communism--China--History

Genre

  • Essays
  • Interviews
  • Speeches

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (viii, 376 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HX418

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021758585

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Hu, Shih, Author. Power of freedom: Hu Shih's political writings. editeds by Chou, Chih-Ping, and Lin, Carlos Yu-Kai Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, . ©, 2022. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021758585/.

APA citation style:

Hu, S., Chou, C. & Lin, C. Y., eds. (2022) Power of freedom: Hu Shih's political writings. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, . ©. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021758585/.

MLA citation style:

Hu, Shih, Author. Power of freedom: Hu Shih's political writings. ed by Chou, Chih-Ping, and Lin, Carlos Yu-Kai Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, . ©, 2022. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021758585/>.