Power of Freedom: Hu Shih's Political Writings

by Chih-ping Chou and Carlos Lin

Book Overview

Dr. Hu Shih (1891-1962) was one of China's top scholars and diplomats and served as the Republic of China's ambassador to the United States during World War II. As early as 1941, Hu Shih warned of the fundamental ideological conflict between dictatorial totalitarianism and democratic systems, a view that later became the foundation of the Cold War narrative. In the 1950s, after Mao's authoritarian regime was established, Hu Shih started to analyze...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472075268
• ISBN13: 9780472075263
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"