Ideological change in the People's Republic of China : analysis on the criticism of Hu Shi, 1950's-1980's

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dc.contributor.authorXu, Yingen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T20:18:58Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T20:18:58Z
dc.date.copyright1990en_US
dc.date.issued1990
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Pacific and Asian Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractAs the title suggests, the basic theme of this thesis is a theoretical analysis of ideological change in the People's Republic of China from the 1950's to the 1980's that is based on the criticism of Hu Shi's ideas. An introduction to Hu Shi's educa­tional background is followed by an account of his contributions to Chinese intel­lectual history. The analysis of evaluations of Hu Shi in the l 950's and the l980's forms the third part of the thesis and is highlighted. This thesis attempts to indicate that political needs are central in the People's Republic of China. All changes, economic, cultural, and ideological, have to meet the requirements of political struggles. Changes in these areas also reflect the situation of political struggles. Marxism is always the theoretical base for evalua­tion in Communist China. The criticism of Hu Shi's ideas after 1949 followed this pattern. Although the evolutions of Hu Shi in the 1950's and the 1980's are differ­ent, the change is slight. The study of Hu Shi in the 1980's is still based on Marx­ist theory. Based on this argument, this thesis suggests that the evaluation of Hu Shi cannot make profound changes by holding Marxist theory in esteem only. The solution to this problem is to exchange culture and ideas freely with other coun­tries, including the West.
dc.format.extent105 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/20221
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleIdeological change in the People's Republic of China : analysis on the criticism of Hu Shi, 1950's-1980'sen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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