Category Archives: Periodicals

Sex, Eugenics, Aesthetics, Utopia in the Life and Work of Zhang Jingsheng (1888-1970). By LEON ANTONIO ROCHA. (Review by David Luesink)

Posted on March 14, 2011 by garusso

Sex, Eugenics, Aesthetics, Utopia in the Life and Work of Zhang Jingsheng (1888-1970). By LEON ANTONIO ROCHA. Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, 2010. 327 pp. Supervisors: John Forrester and Susan Daruvala. In 1927, a popular … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Cambridge University, China, East Asia, Fields, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Intellectual History, John Forrester, KMT, Novels and short stories, Periodicals, Susan Daruvala, Themes and Subfields, Uncategorized, Year of Defense | 1 Comment

The Householder Elite: Buddhist Activism in Shanghai, 1920-1956. By JAMES BROOKS JESSUP. (Review by Erik J. Hammerstrom)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by garusso

The Householder Elite: Buddhist Activism in Shanghai, 1920-1956. By JAMES BROOKS JESSUP. University of California, Berkeley, 2010. 95 pp. (single-spaced) Primary Advisor: Wen-hsin Yeh. This dissertation studies the role that Shanghai’s elites played in constructing a new lay Buddhist identity … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, China, East Asia, Fields, History of Buddhism, Japan, KMT, Nationalism, Periodicals, Religious History, Shanghai Municipal Archives, University of California Berkeley, Yeh, Wen-hsin | Leave a comment

Buddhists Discuss Science in Modern China (1895-1949). By ERIK J HAMMERSTROM. (Review by Benjamin Brose)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by garusso

Buddhists Discuss Science in Modern China (1895-1949). By ERIK J HAMMERSTROM. Indiana University, 2010. 506 pp. Advisor: Aaron Stalnaker. (Review by Benjamin Brose). Buddhists Discuss Science in Modern China is an innovative and fascinating exploration of the many ways Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Aaron Stalnaker, Alma Mater, China, East Asia, Fields, History of Buddhism, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Indiana University, Intellectual History, Intellectual History, Periodicals, Religious History, Year of Defense | Leave a comment

Fascism, Cultural Revolution, and National Sovereignty in 1930s China. By MARGARET CLINTON. (Review by Kristin Mulready-Stone)

Posted on January 3, 2011 by garusso

Fascism, Cultural Revolution, and National Sovereignty in 1930s China. By Margaret Clinton. New York University, 2009. 344 pp. Advisor: Rebecca Karl Margaret Clinton provides in-depth analysis of Chinese fascism’s intellectual content through a study of articles published in fascist and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009, Advisors, Alma Mater, China, Fields, Karl, Rebecca, KMT, KMT published manuals and periodicals, Nationalism, New York University, Periodicals, Themes and Subfields | 2 Comments

“Give Me a Day, and I Will Give You the World”: Chinese Fiction Periodicals in Global Context, 1900-1910. By DUN WANG. (Review by Yvon Wang).

Posted on January 3, 2011 by garusso

“Give Me a Day, and I Will Give You the World”: Chinese Fiction Periodicals in Global Context, 1900-1910. By Dun Wang. University of California, Berkeley, 2008. 211 pp. Advisor: Andrew F. Jones. Give Me a Day analyzes early 20th-century serialized … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008, Alma Mater, China, East Asia, Jones, Andrew, Literary history, Nationalism, Novels and short stories, Periodicals, Qing dynasty, Uncategorized, University of California Berkeley, Urban History | Leave a comment

Organizing Shanghai’s Youth: Communist, Nationalist, and Collaborationist Strategies, 1920-1942. By KRISTIN MULREADY-STONE (Review by Maggie Clinton)

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Thomas Mullaney

Organizing Shanghai’s Youth: Communist, Nationalist, and Collaborationist Strategies, 1920-1942. By KRISTIN MULREADY-STONE. Yale University, 2009. 334 pp. Advisor: Jonathan D. Spence. Kristin Mulready-Stone’s dissertation documents the organization and activities of party-affiliated youth organizations in Shanghai from 1920-1942. Consisting of six … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009, CCP, China, East Asia, Memoirs, Nationalism, Periodicals, Shanghai Municipal Archives, Spence, Jonathan, Yale University | Leave a comment