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Clearing Up The Records Of Nanchang County In The Initial Stage Of The Republic Of China And Research On The Mei's Family

Posted on:2008-05-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X H FuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360215469636Subject:Historical philology
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On the background of the period between the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the essay combs the text and analyzes its writers of the records of Nanchang County written in the initial stage of the Republic of China. In the case of Mei's Family, with its genealogies, through the method of field research, the essay researches the intellectuals'behavior and psychological situation and the fate of their family in the transition of the new and old society. According to that, it discloses the devious transformation of China in modern times.In the early stage of the transformational society, the gentries, even the new intellectuals living and growing up at that time when a new society was closely-linked with the old one, experienced the conflicts of two opposite regimes, two different culture. Physically and psychologically, they were in dilemma. In the transition of the tradition and modernization, they confused, for wanting to abandon the traditional society, but not finding their deserved places in the germination of new society. That is the reason why their behavior and thoughts would be apt to the old flow ,indicating by their works the records of Nanchang County in the initial stage of the Republic of China and showing by the new intellectual Mei Xiaochun's paterfamilias'style ;on the other hand,completely growing up in the late of transitional society ,brought up by the new educational system , the other intellectuals obtained the knowledge or skills on politics, economics, education, industry and business, scientific technology, strategics, jurisprudence and so on .Those kinds of expertise were needed in the transformational society, through which they moved into different social classes. The Mei's Family made use of the chance and challenge, following the trends of social movement. They accepted the change and took in the new knowledge brought in by the new society .Their family was into the Silver Stage. However, in another social transformation in the 20th century, the intellectuals'family was attacked and gradually went in decline. Most of the family members were also treated unrighteously.But they keep the spirit of the family and try their best to adapt to the new era. They have made great contribution to the construction of the new society.
Keywords/Search Tags:the late of Qing Dynasty and the initial stage of the Republic of China, social transformation, the intellectuals, the intellectuals'family, fate
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