書籍介紹
On September 18, 1924, the China Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture (the “China Foundation”) held its inaugural meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Peking, formally declaring its establishment. Nearly a century has passed since that day. The China Foundation was entrusted with the management, allocation, and utilization of the second remission of the Boxer’s Indemnity by the U.S. government, aiming to promote the development of China’s educational and cultural endeavors. Its storied history offers a captivating perspective on the profound transformations that have swept through China’s educational and cultural landscape, a momentum that has sustained itself to the present day. Over the course of this journey, many compelling tales must have been woven by the dedication of those at the Foundation’s helm, as well as the flourishing growth of the institutions and individuals who received support. How did they manage to uphold their principles and continue influencing the development of academic and scientific education in modern China, even amidst the upheavals of their era? This book is divided into two sections demarcated by the year 1949, unfolding in broad chronological order to recount the illustrious century-long saga of the China Foundation. By examining its ebbs and flows over this tumultuous period, this work endeavors to contribute an important piece to the complex, grand tapestry of modern Chinese history, while simultaneously illuminating a viable path forward for the nation’s future educational and cultural advancement.
目次
Forewords ...............................................................................iii
Origins .....................................................................................1
I Setting the Standards: China Foundation before 1949
1. Establishment and Reorganization.........................................17
1.1 Disputes over the Use of Boxer Indemnity Remission.............. 18
1.2 Formation of the Board of Trustees............................................ 22
1.3 Establishing Fundamental Guidelines........................................ 26
1.4 Reorganization of the Board of Trustees.................................... 30
1.5 Paul Monroe’s Misgivings and Hu Shih’s Ingenuity................ 40
1.6 The Other Side of the Reorganization Crisis............................. 46
2. Progressing and Expanding Reach........................................49
2.1 Forging a Cohesive Team........................................................... 50
2.2 Refining the Principles for Awarding Grants.............................. 55
2.3 Enhancing Scientific Research.................................................... 59
2.4 Funding Academic Institutions................................................... 68
2.5 Educational and Cultural Enterprises......................................... 76
2.6 Various Entrusted Funds............................................................. 85
2.7 Seeking Perfection Inevitably Invites Criticism......................... 90
3. Relocation and Reorganization..............................................93
3.1 Dilemma: Suspension of Boxer Payments; Endowment Gains
and Losses.......................................................................94
3.2 Adaptation: Wartime Relocation and Question of Survival........ 98
3.3 Steadfastness: Postwar Restructuring and Asset Transfer........116
II Through the Vicissitudes: Post-1949 China Foundation
4. Foundation’s Central Figures.................................................125
Monlin Chiang................................................................................. 127
Hu Shih............................................................................................. 133
Shih-Liang Chien.............................................................................. 142
Ta-You Wu........................................................................................ 145
5. Major Foundation-sponsored Enterprises..............................153
5.1 Awaiting Opportunities: 1950–1970......................................... 154
5.2 Addressing limitations and inadequacies 1971–2000............... 176
Resurgence: Reviving the Legacy................................................183
Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future: Recent New and Ongoing
Work.................................................................................................. 183
Retrospective and Outlook: A Century of Vicissitudes..................... 195
Major Events Of The China Foundation for the Promotion of
Education and Culture 1921-2023............................................... 201
List of Image Sources................................................................... 303
編／著／譯者簡介
About the author
Dr. Cheng-hung Hsu, a native of Tainan, Taiwan, obtained his Ph.D. in History from the Institute of History at the National Tsing Hua University. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of History at Soochow University, Taipei. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow and visiting scholar at the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica. His research focuses primarily on the history of the Mongol Yuan dynasty and political history, with a particular interest in the formation and operation of the new administrative offices in the Yuan Dynasty, from which he endeavors to elucidate the development of political landscapes and their significance. Inspired by his high school history teacher, he enjoyed reading works by scholars from the Republican era. His decision to specialize in Yuan history was serendipitous; it was driven by a desire to unravel a certain mystery that has perplexed him for a long time. By delving into this period, which is marked by the emergence of the “Great China” framework, he seeks answers to the profound question, What is China? Since 2010, he has published more than twenty research articles in academic journals on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, including the Historical Inquiry (National Taiwan University), the Journal of Chinese Historical Studies (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), and the Journal of Chinese Studies (Chinese University of Hong Kong). Additionally, he has assisted in compiling two monographs and co-edited several other ones.
About the translator
Ruben G. Tsui, a native of Miaoli County, Taiwan, obtained his bachelor of business administration degree in actuarial science from Temple University, Philadelphia. He later worked as a freelance translator and went on to serve as an adjunct lecturer in Translation at National Taiwan University after completing a Master’s degree from its Graduate Program in Translation & Interpretation. Apart from teaching and doing freelance work, Mr. Tsui also enjoys conducting research in the applications of natural language processing techniques to both translation studies and translation practice, including machine translation and the creation of translation corpora. Books on historical topics that he has co-translated or co-edited include: Jonathan D. Spence’s In Search of Modern China (3rd ed.), Falin Chen and Fang-Tzu Hsu’s How Humankind Created Science: From Early Astronomy to Our Modern Scientific Worldview, and, most recently, Chris Patten’s The Hong Kong Diaries.
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- 適用對象：成人(學術性)，成人(休閒娛樂)
- 關鍵詞：the China Foundation
- 附件：無附件
- 頁/張/片數：324
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