Farewell to Revolution
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Farewell to Revolution: Looking Back Upon China of the Twentieth Century (simplified Chinese: 《告别革命：回望二十世纪中国》; traditional Chinese: 《告別革命：回望二十世紀中國》; pinyin: Gàobié gémìng: Huí wàng èrshí shìjì zhōngguó) is a book written by Chinese philosopher Li Zehou and Liu Zaifu, and published by Cosmos Books Ltd. in Hong Kong.
Li and Liu argue in this book that
class struggle, and thus oppose orthodox Marxism.[1] Li and Liu advocate "reform rather than revolution" and claim that the revolution has been "screwed up". They say that if China had followed the path of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao's constitutional reform, China might have gotten better results;[2] and propose the "four-stage agenda" of China's modernization as development of economy, individual liberty, social justice, and democracy.[3] Despite being questioned about their opposition to all revolutions, in a series of subsequent interviews they expressed their opposition only to the "violent French type revolution" and their support for the "glorious British type revolution".[4]
The book has been highly controversial since its publication.[5] Many scholars have described Li's views in the book as "cultural conservatism" or "neoconservatism".[3][6] Chinese officials and some scholars have even called Li's claims in the book "historical nihilism".[7][8]
References
- ^ Guo, Yingjie (2009). "Farewell to Class, except the Middle Class: The Politics of Class Analysis in Contemporary China". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. 7 (26). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ISBN 9787101093056. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ JSTOR 41490794. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "[年代访]刘再复：我和李泽厚的告别革命不是否定革命" [[Era Interview] Liu Zaifu: My "Farewell to Revolution" with Li Zehou is not a denial of revolution]. Phoniex culture (in Simplified Chinese). 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- S2CID 154756628. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ISBN 978-3-662-45533-3. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Ownby, David (21 September 2021). "Chinese Intellectual Ecology". Palladium Magazine. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Matten, Marc (18 October 2022). "Forum: Nation: M. Matten: Fighting for the Nation? The Campaign against Historical Nihilism in Contemporary China". H-Soz-Kult. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
