
This book is much more than the memoir of the scholar who has been hailed as the most important living Chinese historian of our times—it is also an invaluable record of a history of our times, witnessing the cultural, political, and social transformations of what Professor Yü Ying-shih notes as the period of the most violent turmoil and social upheaval in modern Chinese history. This complex period is now made accessible to English-language readers, who will also benefit from the helpful notes by the translators. The book also includes rare photos from Professor Yü’s personal collection.
“An immense contribution to scholarship, this book is much more than the memoir of someone considered by many to be the most important Chinese historian of our times. In addition to tracing Professor Yü’s intellectual pursuits and providing a window into his lifelong effort of understanding, revitalizing, and redefining the Chinese cultural and intellectual tradition, this book is an essential record of the history of our times, bearing witness to the cultural, political, and social transformations of what Professor Yü notes as the period of the most violent turmoil and social upheaval in modern Chinese history.” —Professor Chin-shing Huang, Academia Sinica
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