A Pragmatist and His Free Spirit

The Half-Century Romance of Hu Shi and Edith Clifford Williams

Chih-Ping Chou author Susan Chan Egan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The Chinese University Press

Published:30th Jun '09

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Hu Shi's life touched virtually every important aspect of society in twentieth-century China. His most significant contributions were his support of Chinese liberalism and his advocacy for the use of vernacular Chinese. ""A Pragmatist and His Free Spirit"" explores the lesser-known side of this staunch supporter of John Dewey's philosophy and reconstructs his romance with Edith Clifford Williams, an American avant-garde painter, by delving into the correspondences the two exchanged over almost half a century.

ISBN: 9789629963415

Dimensions: 23mm x 15mm x 2mm

Weight: 624g

410 pages