Intellectuals and the State in Modern China: A Narrative History

“With deft sketches of personal and political history, Grieder brings to life the thinkers’ personalities and the historical situations they faced.” ­– Political Science Quarterly

Jerome B. Grieder traces the accomplishments and lives of Chinese intellectuals.

From notable figures of the Boxer Rebellion to the birth of the Peoples Republic, Intellectuals and the State in Modern China details these primary figures’ responses to change and tradition.