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

Contemporary Chinese Studies (UBC Press)

by Xiaoping Cong

During the educational and social transformations in politically tumultuous early twentieth-century China, Chinese teacher's schools played a critical role. They were a force in the changes that swept Chinese society, bridging Chinese and Western ideals, empowering women, and contributing to rural modernization. This innovative account examines the social and political aspects and impacts of these schools, their role in a society in transistion, and their production of grassroots forces that lead to the Communist Revolution.

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Xiaoping Cong is a scholar of late imperial and twentieth-century China who teaches at the University of Houston.