Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. From Gewu zhizhi to Building a New Moral Universe? The Development of the Imperial Peking University Curriculum (1898--1911) 2. From Imperial to Civil Service Examinations Changes in the Relationship Between the State and the Imperial Peking University (1898--1911) 3. From a Defense of Confucian Moral Knowledge to New Construction of Chinese Culture Academic Developments at Peking University (1912--1937) 4. The Transformation of a Discursive Context From a Paradigm of Chinese vs. Western Learning to One of Science vs. Metaphysics 5. The Uses of the Evolutionary Historical Framework The History and Chinese Language and Literature Departments (1917--1927) 6. Grasping for Permanence in Historical Change 7. Confucian Moral Cultivation, Science, and Social Relevance The Search for an Organizing Principle for the Disciplines of Education and Psychology (1910s--1930s) 8. Western Legal and Political Theories as Agents of Social Reform The Development of the Law and Political Science Departments (1920s--1930s) Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author

Xiaoqing Diana Lin is Associate Professor of History at Indiana University Northwest.