Ts'ai Yuan-p'ei: Educator of Modern China

by William J. Duiker

In the broadest sense, this intellectual biography is designed to give insight into the reasons why Western values and institutions (especially in education) failed to take root in the Chinese environment. Three interrelated themes are treated by Professor Duiker: the evolution of the Chinese educational system from the beginning of the 20th century to World War II; the process by which a Chinese intellectual absorbed Western values and attitudes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271024518
• ISBN13: 9780271024516
• Release Date: November 1977
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"