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English Writings of Hu Shih (English Edition)——Chinese Philosophy and Intellectual History

Author

Hu Shih

ISBN

978-7-5135-1490-3

Pages

443

Product Description

This series, edited by Chih-Ping Chou, professor of history at Princeton University, is a collection of English essays,

speeches, academic papers as well as book reviews by Hu Shih from 1912 to 1962, most published on the most

influential English journals at that time.

About the Author

Hu Shih (1891‒1962), Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat. Hu is widelyrecognized today as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform inhis advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese. He was influential in the MayFourth Movement, one of the leaders of China’s New Culture Movement, and formerPresident of Peking University. He had a wide range of interests such as literature,history, textual criticism, and pedagogy.