Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937.

Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Map of China, c. 1930 -- Introduction -- 1 The Imperial School System and Education Reform in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century: A Historical Review -- 2 Education and Society in Transition: The Rise of Teachers' Schools, 1897-1911 -- 3 Pursuing Modernization in Trying Times: Teachers' Schools from 1912-22 -- 4 Modernity and the Village: The Emergence of Village Teachers' Schools, 1922-30 -- 5 Nationalizing the Local: Teachers' Schools in Rural Reconstruction, 1930-37 -- 6 Transforming the Revolution: Social and Political Aspects of Teachers' Schools, 1930-37 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

This innovative account examines the social and political impacts of Chinese teacher's schools in the early 20th century, their role in a society in transition, and their production of grassroots forces that lead to the Communist Revolution.

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