Academy in the Capital: Intellectual and Politics of National Central University in Republican China,1927--1949.
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In April 1927,National Southeast University of Nanjing was taken over and reorganized by the Kuomingtang. In June,Educational Administration Committee of Nanjing National Government combined the former National Southeast University and the other eight official colleges and vocational schools in Nanjing,Shanghai and Suzhou,in order to set up the National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University. In May 1928,the new school was named National Central University confirmedly. By August 1949,the Nanjing Martial Administration Committee of Chinese Communist Party changed the National Central University to Nanjing University. Therefore,the National Central University,the former National Southeast University and the subsequent Nanjing University retained the historical continuousness. But also form 1927 to 1949,the National Central University had its unique features of intellectual and politics. That was an integrated history of school. With the foundation of the Nanking National Government,the National Central University had being turning into the super academy of China. Not only the scale of education or academic prestige but also given political resources,the National Central University held the most important status. At the same time,the relationship between the universty and politics was more and more much closed. The thesis focuses on the history of National Central University form 1927 to 1949,mainly including educational system,academic research,political culture in campus and so on. The items reflected the complex relation between state and intellectual. Besides,the thesis looks into some Chinese universities' issues,about the connotation and reality of nationalization of university,education by partification,academic freedom and faculty governance in context of Republican China.