Contents

• Introduction: The Mandarin Type
• The Social and Institutional Backround
• the Mandarin Tradition in Retrospect
• Politics and Social Theory
• The Political Conflict at Its Height, 1918-1933
• The Origins of Cultural Crisis, 1890-1920
• From Revival to the Crisis of Learning, 1890-1920
• The Crisis of Learning at Its Height, 1920-1933
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index