Fu Ssu-Nien

Fu Ssu-nien a scholar activist and social critic was one of the most influential intellectual figures in twentieth-century China. This biography offers the first in-depth examination of his role in intellectual and educational development in modern China. Wang Fan-sen follows Fu''s early career as a student activist his efforts to establish a modern historical discipline in China and his legacy as a founder of modern academe in China. This book incorporating unpublished material from Fu''s personal archives fills a major gap in the cultural and intellectual history of modern China.