Dushu
Encyclopedia
Dushu is a monthly Chinese literary magazine. First published in April 1979 with its leading article No Forbidden Zone in Reading, it has great influence on Chinese intellectuals.
The first editor was Chen Yuan, a famous social linguist. A year later, Fan Yong took over. Circulation rose from 50,000 to 80,000 in five or six years. In 1996, Wang Hui
and Huang Ping became executive editors. The journal has tended to raise issues not previously discussed and carries a wide range of political opinions, including the views of Chinese liberals
and the Chinese New Left.
The first editor was Chen Yuan, a famous social linguist. A year later, Fan Yong took over. Circulation rose from 50,000 to 80,000 in five or six years. In 1996, Wang Hui
Wang Hui (intellectual)
Wang Hui is a professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Tsinghua University, Beijing. His researches focus on contemporary Chinese literature and intellectual history. He was the executive editor of the influential magazine Dushu from May 1996 to July 2007...
and Huang Ping became executive editors. The journal has tended to raise issues not previously discussed and carries a wide range of political opinions, including the views of Chinese liberals
Chinese liberalism
Liberalism in China or 'Chinese liberalism' resulted from the introduction of classical liberalism into China during the period of Western domination towards the end of the Qing Dynasty...
and the Chinese New Left.
External links
- Zhang Yongle: NO FORBIDDEN ZONE IN READING?: Dushu and the Chinese Intelligentsia, New Left ReviewNew Left ReviewNew Left Review is a 160-page journal, published every two months from London, devoted to world politics, economy and culture. Often compared to the French-language Les Temps modernes, it is associated with Verso Books , and regularly features the essays of authorities on contemporary social...
49, January-February 2008.