Wu Han, Historian: Son of China's Times

摘要

Wu Han, Historian, is the result of many years of dedicated and meticulous study of a key figure in the intellectual history of modern China. Not only does this important book examine the personal, social and historical contexts that produced a man with complex legacies, but it also skilfully maps out some of the key issues in the lives of 20th-century Chinese intellectuals, who navigated between their personal beliefs, family duties, societal expectations, relationships to traditional and modern cultures, and commitments to their political alliances. In the case of Wu Han, these issues resulted in his devotion to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and caused his tragic death during the Cultural Revolution.