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Abstract: 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 This volume brings together a collection of Hu Shih's most important, mostly unpublished, English-language speeches, interviews, and commentaries on international politics, China-U.S. relations, and the International Communist Movement.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.

Contributors:

Chou, Chih-Ping , editor

Lin, Carlos Yu-Kai , editor

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
Chinese

Language Notes:

Item content: English, Chinese

Related Series:

China understandings today

Subjects:

Hu, Shi, 1891-1962 — Criticism and interpretation

Hu, Shi, 1891-1962

Communism and international relations — China — History — 20th century

Communism — China — History — 20th century

China — Relations — United States — History — 20th century

Democracy — China — History — 20th century

Communism

Communism and international relations

Democracy

International relations

China

United States

1900-1999

Criticism and interpretation

Relations

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 pages).

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HX418 .P694 2022eb

ISBNs:

9780472903610 (electronic bk.)
0472903616 (electronic bk.)
9780472075263 (hardcover book) [Invalid]
9780472055265 (paperback book) [Invalid]

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Digital Object Identifier: 10.3998/mpub.12258711

OCLC Numbers:

1341297855