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The Role Of Working Class In Social Change:A Revolutionary Force Or Not?

Posted on:2018-03-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y R NiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2336330515481155Subject:English Language and Literature
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The turn of the 20th century and its early two decades have witnessed significant and far-reaching social changes in China and the United States:the May Fourth Movement took place in China and the Progressive Movements happened almost contemporaneously in the United States.Despite large number of studies on multiple aspects of these two movements,seldom do scholars center on the working class as the main subject of the study and probe into its role in these two specific contexts.This thesis probes into the role of working class and labor in the May Fourth Movement and the Progressive Movement,and put them in comparative perspective.Aiming at determining the nature of working class's involvement-whether it can be seen as revolutionary or not in these two movements respectively,this thesis borrows three theoretical frames as the criteria for assessment:frame of class consciousness,frame of Marxist working class in social change,and frame of resistance.Comparative historical approach is used as the primary method of this study,combined with analysis and interpretations on existing historical literatures and texts.This thesis sees and argues that the role of working class in the May Fourth Movement as a revolutionary force,while in the Progressive Movement it was a subordinate force.The study ends with implications for future studies.
Keywords/Search Tags:Working Class, Labor, Social Movement, The May Fourth Movement, The Progressive Movement
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