Arif Dirlik's latest
offering is a revisionist perspective on Chinese radicalism in the
twentieth century. He argues that the history of anarchism is
indispensable to understanding crucial themes in Chinese radicalism. And
anarchism is particularly significant now as a source of democratic
ideals within the history of the socialist movement in China.
Dirlik draws on the most recent scholarship and on materials available only in the last decade to compile the first comprehensive history of his subject available in a Western language. He emphasizes the anarchist contribution to revolutionary discourse and elucidates this theme through detailed analysis of both anarchist polemics and social practice. The changing circumstances of the Chinese revolution provide the immediate context, but throughout his writing the author views Chinese anarchism in relation to anarchism worldwide.
Dirlik draws on the most recent scholarship and on materials available only in the last decade to compile the first comprehensive history of his subject available in a Western language. He emphasizes the anarchist contribution to revolutionary discourse and elucidates this theme through detailed analysis of both anarchist polemics and social practice. The changing circumstances of the Chinese revolution provide the immediate context, but throughout his writing the author views Chinese anarchism in relation to anarchism worldwide.
Ba Jin’s translation of Kropotkin
Meeting of East Asian Anarchist Federation 1927
The republication of Albert Meltzer's The Origins of the Anarchist
Movement in China is a major event. Outside of The Origins . . . Robert
A. Scalapino and George T. Yu’s The Chinese Anarchist Movement (which
does not go beyond the early 1920s, stopping short of the Shanghai
Commune) and Olga Lang’s Pa Chin and His Writings: Chinese Youth Between
the Two Revolutions most of what has been written about Anarchism in
China has been as sidelights to other subjects. In the third number of
Libero International, organ of CIRA Nippon, there appears a 34 item
bibliography (Asian Anarchism in Western Languages (2): China —
republished here as an appendix) — heading the list is Origins. . .
“Libero International refers to it as ‘the pioneer libertarian study on the Chinese movement’ — and so it is. The publication is not a comprehensive study, but a broad, sweeping outline of Chinese Anarchism from its beginnings under the dual impacts of Chinese anarchists in France and Japan, all the way to the Cultural Revolution. Neither is it a scholarly work. These limitations must be kept in mind. It was meant as an introduction to a chapter of the Unknown History whose definitive work has yet to be written. This writer was not even aware of there being an anarchist movement in China before reading ‘The Origins . . .’ — that it informs those interested that such a movement did indeed exist, and exerted a powerful influence as well — therein lies the value of The Origins . . . Written in the inimitable Meltzer style, complete with anecdotes and fascinating sidelights (such as the role of Esperanto, or a note on the depiction of Jews as a type in the writings of the anarchist Pa Chin), it is an ideal jumping off point for further studies…” Shelby Shapiro
“Libero International refers to it as ‘the pioneer libertarian study on the Chinese movement’ — and so it is. The publication is not a comprehensive study, but a broad, sweeping outline of Chinese Anarchism from its beginnings under the dual impacts of Chinese anarchists in France and Japan, all the way to the Cultural Revolution. Neither is it a scholarly work. These limitations must be kept in mind. It was meant as an introduction to a chapter of the Unknown History whose definitive work has yet to be written. This writer was not even aware of there being an anarchist movement in China before reading ‘The Origins . . .’ — that it informs those interested that such a movement did indeed exist, and exerted a powerful influence as well — therein lies the value of The Origins . . . Written in the inimitable Meltzer style, complete with anecdotes and fascinating sidelights (such as the role of Esperanto, or a note on the depiction of Jews as a type in the writings of the anarchist Pa Chin), it is an ideal jumping off point for further studies…” Shelby Shapiro
Protestors in Hong Kong 2014
“Hands Up Don’t Shoot” in Hong Kong
The Face of Authority in Hong Kong
Ba Jin (1904-2005)
He Zhen (cinese semplificato: 何震; Jiangsu, 1884 – 1920) è stata un'anarchica, scrittrice e femminista cinese.
È considerata una delle pioniere del femminismo cinese
Overview and critical reflection on the historical significance of early
20th century Chinese anarchism, from a 2013 conference celebrating the
centennial of China's first anarchist periodical, Huiminglu, better
known as Minsheng (Voice of the People).
This volume in the Contemporary Anarchist Studies series focuses on
anti-statist critiques in ancient and modern China and demonstrates that
China does not have an unchallenged authoritarian political culture.
Treating anarchism as a critique of centralized state power, the work first examines radical Daoist thought from the 4th century BCE to the 9th century CE and compares Daoist philosophers and poets to Western anarchist and utopian thinkers. This is followed by a survey of anarchist themes in dissident thought in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present. A concluding chapter discusses how Daoist anarchism can be applied to any anarchist-inspired radical critique today.
This work not only challenges the usual ideas of the scope and nature of dissent in China, it also provides a unique comparison of ancient Chinese Daoist anarchism to Western anarchist. Featuring previously untranslated texts, such as the 9th century Buddhist anarchist tract, the Wunengzi, and essays from the PRC press, it will be an essential resource to anyone studying anarchism, Chinese political thought, political dissent, and political history.
Treating anarchism as a critique of centralized state power, the work first examines radical Daoist thought from the 4th century BCE to the 9th century CE and compares Daoist philosophers and poets to Western anarchist and utopian thinkers. This is followed by a survey of anarchist themes in dissident thought in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present. A concluding chapter discusses how Daoist anarchism can be applied to any anarchist-inspired radical critique today.
This work not only challenges the usual ideas of the scope and nature of dissent in China, it also provides a unique comparison of ancient Chinese Daoist anarchism to Western anarchist. Featuring previously untranslated texts, such as the 9th century Buddhist anarchist tract, the Wunengzi, and essays from the PRC press, it will be an essential resource to anyone studying anarchism, Chinese political thought, political dissent, and political history.
Anarchism and Chinese Political Culture (Studies of the East Asian Institute)
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