Liu Zehua (1935-2018)

Yuri Pines*

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Abstract

This obituary surveys the biography and major works of Liu Zehua, a leading scholar of China's intellectual history, political thought, and political culture. It explores the impact of Liu Zehua's personal experience, in particular the upheavals of the Cultural Revolution, on his conceptualization of Chinese political culture as subjugated to the overarching principle of monarchism. Liu Zehua's critical engagement with China's past distinguished him from proponents of revival of traditional values and made him one of the powerful opponents of cultural conservatives in China.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-13
Number of pages13
JournalEarly China
Volume42
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2019

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Publisher Copyright:
© The Society for the Study of Early China and Cambridge University Press 2019

Keywords

  • Confucianism
  • Cultural Revolution
  • Legalism
  • Liu Zehua
  • Monarchism
  • Sages

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