The Politics of Language in Chinese Education, 1895-1919

by Elisabeth Kaske

The study examines the origins of the "literary revolution" proclaimed in 1917 which laid the foundation for the replacement of the classical language by the vernacular as China's national language and medium of national literature. A unique, multifaceted approach is used to explain the political significance of the classical/vernacular divide against the backdrop of social change that followed the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5. Seeing education as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004163670
• ISBN13: 9789004163676
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.7"