The Cultural Critique and Political Thought of Ku Hung-ming (1857–1928): Revisiting the Emergence of Modern Conservatism in China

Diplôme Thèse The Cultural Critique and Political Thought of Ku Hung-ming (1857–1928): Revisiting the Emergence of Modern Conservatism in China eng 2023 2023 author Dong Yufei 825923 director Zhang Laure 135352 moyens communs des études est-asiatiques (ESTCO) 352 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:170226 urn:nbn:ch:unige-1702260 L. 1090 The thesis aims at reexamining the emergence of modern Chinese conservatism via the study on Ku Hung-ming (1857–1928), a representative of that intellectual tradition. Born in Penang and educated in Edinburgh, Ku obtained the degree of Master of Arts from the University of Edinburgh in 1877. Following his graduation, Ku travelled to a number of border cities and treaty ports in China before he entered the office of Chang Chih-tung in 1885. He then became a radical defender of the political order the civilisation of late Qing China. His conservative views on China was unique because it originated from the Scottish Enlightenment and intertwined with his later experience in China. Therefore, his knowledge structure and education experience made him a unique figure at the beginning of modern Chinese conservatism. This thesis will explore three intimate circles at three important stages of his intellectual life: first, the family and community network of Hokkien community in Penang; second, the intellectual tradition of Scottish Enlightenment and its influence on the education of Ku Hung-ming in Edinburgh; and finally, his engagement with the late Qing reform when working in the office of Chang Chih-tung, with a collaboration with a group of people on the publication of An Exhortation to Study. After locating Ku’s conservatism via these three networks, this thesis will demonstrate Ku's affiliation with constitutional monarchy and attempt to evaluate the boundaries of Ku’s ideas and argue that the 1911 Revolution was the turning point that Ku became a reactionary against the Revolution. Ku Hung-ming Modern Chinese Conservatism Constitutional Monarchy An Exhortation to Study Chang Chih-tung Dewey 495 87 Département d'études est-asiatiques 3E false 703 Unité d'études chinoises ca052eba-3ea1-458f-b7ef-eb8855596083 Thesis Restricted YufeiDONGPhDThesisFinalSubmit.pdf 24004063 application/pdf df0a0aeb8ee5d38a395e60d71ba6bab8103c259b39c81ae850396668a9086724 78d5636e-8c32-4a28-9232-2a43f53eee70 Imprimatur Public DONG_Imprimatur signé1.pdf 53972 application/pdf 9b9bc1bed46fc99f26282e75e4038f2917253cdc314191a0c33f9371d3da0b55 restrictedAccess Faculté des lettres / Département d'études est-asiatiques

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