A Pragmatist and His Free Spirit: The Half-Century Romance of Hu Shi and Edith Clifford Williams

by Susan Chan Egan and Chih-P'Ing Chou

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Hu Shi's life touched virtually every important aspect of society in twentieth-century China. His most significant contributions were his support of Chinese liberalism and his advocacy for the use of vernacular Chinese. ""A Pragmatist and His Free Spirit"" explores the lesser-known side of this staunch supporter of John Dewey's philosophy and reconstructs his romance with Edith Clifford Williams, an American avant-garde painter, by delving into the correspondences the two exchanged over almost half a century.
  • ISBN10 9629963418
  • ISBN13 9789629963415
  • Publish Date 30 June 2009
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country HK
  • Imprint The Chinese University Press