From 1885–1924, China underwent a period of acute political struggle and cultural change, brought on by a radical change in thought: after over 2,000 years of monarchical rule, the Chinese people stopped believing in the emperor. These forty years saw the collapse of Confucian political orthodoxy and the struggle among competing definitions of modern citizenship and the state. ...(展开全部)

作者简介： 沙培德（Peter Zarrow） 美国康涅狄格大学历史系教授，哥伦比亚大学博士。主要研究领域为中国近代思想文化史、比较政治与政治史，对中国近代革命史、晚清至民国的知识与政治转型等问题有专精研究，在海内外中国史学界有广泛影响。著有《帝国之后：近代中国国家观念的转型（1885—1924）》《战争与革命交织的近代中国（1895—1949）》等。 译者简介： 刘芳 北京师范大学历史学院副教授、硕士生导师，历史学博士后，北京大学和美国加州大学洛杉矶分校联合培养历史学博士。研究专长为中国近代政治外交史、中美关系史。近年来主持国家级和省部级课题两项，发表学术论文20余篇，著有《美国政府与庚子事变研究（1899—1901）》等。

From 1885–1924, China underwent a period of acute political struggle and cultural change, brought on by a radical change in thought: after over 2,000 years of monarchical rule, the Chinese people stopped believing in the emperor. These forty years saw the collapse of Confucian political orthodoxy and the struggle among competing definitions of modern citizenship and the state. ...(展开全部)

作者简介： 沙培德（Peter Zarrow） 美国康涅狄格大学历史系教授，哥伦比亚大学博士。主要研究领域为中国近代思想文化史、比较政治与政治史，对中国近代革命史、晚清至民国的知识与政治转型等问题有专精研究，在海内外中国史学界有广泛影响。著有《帝国之后：近代中国国家观念的转型（1885—1924）》《战争与革命交织的近代中国（1895—1949）》等。 译者简介： 刘芳 北京师范大学历史学院副教授、硕士生导师，历史学博士后，北京大学和美国加州大学洛杉矶分校联合培养历史学博士。研究专长为中国近代政治外交史、中美关系史。近年来主持国家级和省部级课题两项，发表学术论文20余篇，著有《美国政府与庚子事变研究（1899—1901）》等。

When Buddhism was introduced into China at about the beginning of the Christian era, the Chinese were captivated at first by its overpowering world view. Consequently, Buddhism in China has usually been discussed in terms of the Indianization of Chinese life and thought, but Kenneth Ch'en shows that as Indian ideas were gaining ground the Chinese were choosing among them and mo...(展开全部)

When Buddhism was introduced into China at about the beginning of the Christian era, the Chinese were captivated at first by its overpowering world view. Consequently, Buddhism in China has usually been discussed in terms of the Indianization of Chinese life and thought, but Kenneth Ch'en shows that as Indian ideas were gaining ground the Chinese were choosing among them and mo...(展开全部)