Tides from the West

Tides from the West

Chiang Monlin (1886-1964) was president of Peking University in the 1930s. Via this book, readers can relive the quiet village life of his childhood, the fast-changing urban life of his teen years and the impact of his growing awareness of Western thought, and the years of studying abroad that would shape his thinking. This took place against the background of the end of dynastic rule in China and the country's transition into a republic, a journey full of social change, conflict, and war.

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October 9, 2019 6 mins

Chiang Monlin (1886-1964) was a well-respected Chinese educator. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and obtained his Ph.D. from Columbia University under the supervision of John Dewey. He served as the education minister of the Republic of China in the late 1920s, before being appointed president of Peking University in the 1930s. This autobiography reads like a movie script that takes you back to experience w...

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Frontier City

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October 23, 2019 9 mins

How East and West Met

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October 30, 2019 39 mins

Village Life

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November 6, 2019 22 mins

Early Schooling

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November 13, 2019 12 mins

Family Influence

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November 20, 2019 35 mins

Trouble Brewing

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November 27, 2019 22 mins

Future Education

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December 4, 2019 17 mins

Imperial Civil Examination

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December 11, 2019 20 mins

Westernization

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December 18, 2019 38 mins

Further West

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December 25, 2019 20 mins

China in America

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January 1, 2020 14 mins

New York

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January 8, 2020 40 mins

Rapid changes

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January 15, 2020 12 mins

Warlords

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January 22, 2020 16 mins

Intellectual Awakening

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January 29, 2020 38 mins

Peking University And The Student Revolt

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February 5, 2020 20 mins

Years of Troubles

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February 12, 2020 14 mins

An Experiment in Constitutionalism

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February 19, 2020 8 mins

The Death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen

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