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Power of Freedom - Hu Shih's Political Writings (Paperback)
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Power of Freedom - Hu Shih's Political Writings (Paperback)
Series: China Understandings Today
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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
the development and nature of Communism, delivering a series of
lectures and addresses to reveal what he called Stalin's "grand
strategy" for facilitating the International Communist Movement.
For decades-and today to a certain extent-Hu Shih's political
writings were considered sensitive and even dangerous. As a
strident critic of the Chinese Communist Party's oligarchical
practices, he was targeted by the CCP in a concerted national
campaign to smear his reputation, cast aspersions on his writings,
and generally destroy any possible influence he might have in
China. This volume brings together a collection of Hu Shih's most
important, mostly unpublished, English-language speeches,
interviews, and commentaries on international politics, China-U.S.
relations, and the International Communist Movement. Taken
together, these works provide an insider's perspective on
Sino-American relations and the development of the International
Communist Movement over the course of the 20th century.
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