Minjian: The Rise of China's Grassroots Intellectuals
(Part of the Global Chinese Culture Series)
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Who are the new Chinese intellectuals? In the wake of the crackdown on the 1989 democracy movement and the rapid marketization of the 1990s, a novel type of grassroots intellectual emerged. Instead of harking back to the traditional role of the literati or pronouncing on democracy and modernity like 1980s public intellectuals, they derive legitimacy from their work with the vulnerable and the marginalized, often proclaiming their independence with...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231191405
ISBN13:9780231191401
Release Date:April 2019
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:368 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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