Toward a Democratic China

Yan Jiaqi

Published by University of Hawaii Press 1992

Toward a Democratic China

The Intellectual Autobiography of Yan Jiaqi

Yan Jiaqi

Translated by: David S. K. Hong and Denis C. Mair
With contributions by: Andrew J. Nathan

In the series SHAPS Library of Translations

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824847296

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	V
FOREWORD Andrew J. Nathan Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
PREFACE to the English Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
PREFACE to the First Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
1 The Starting Point of New Advances in Science Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Dusk of Philosophy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
3 Entering the Realm of Theology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
4 Roaming the World of the Past Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
5 On-the-Scene Reporting: The April Fifth Movement, 1976 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
6 Three Courts of Law: Imaginary Travels in Time and Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
7 Beijing Spring: 1978-79 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
8 Abolishing Life-tenure in: High Leadership Positions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
9 Farewell to the Realm of Natural Dialectics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
10 The Search for Nonpoliticized Channels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
11 Toward a Chinese Civil Service System Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
12 On Universal Cultural Factors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
13 On Heads of State and Government Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
14 Division of State Power in Four Directions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
15 The Office for Political Reform Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
16 Amid Storms in the Realm of Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
17 The Road to National Wealth and Power Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
18 On Social Capital Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
19 Another Beijing Spring: 1989 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
20 Exile Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Selected Essays & Interviews
21 Religion, Reason, and Practice: Visits to Three Courts of Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
22 Science Is a World of Three Freedoms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
23 The Aspiration to Pursue Truth and Beauty Supersedes All Else Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
24 Reforming China's Political Structure: An Interview with Yan Jiaqi by Dai Qing, Guangming Daily Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
25 China Is No Longer a Dragon: An Interview with Yan Jiaqi by Dai Qing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
26 My Four Convictions Regarding Science Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
27 The Origins of the Chinese Cultural Revolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
28 May Seventeenth Manifesto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
29 China Is Not a Republic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
30 You Come Inside, I'll Get Out: An Imaginary Conversation between Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
31 Reflections on Chinese History in the Twentieth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
32 Prospects for China in the 1990s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;

eBook

Published: May 23, 2022
ISBN: 9780824847296