Shifu, Soul of Chinese Anarchism

The most comprehensive study of Shifu available, this valuable work explores the life and political milieu of a central figure in Republican China. Krebs provides an intellectual biography of this committed revolutionary and analyzes the importance of Shifu's thought during the New Culture-May Fourth years as his followers fought for influence with the Marxists and later over the issue of alliance with the Nationalists.

Edward S. Krebs

Chapter 1 Daring to Die: A Life of Shifu Chapter 2 Anarchism in Europe and in China: Themes Reasserted and Themes Adapted Chapter 3 Assassination and Radical Ideology: Liu Sifu's Route to Anarchism Chapter 4 Liu's Prison Essays Chapter 5 Return to Assassination Chapter 6 Socialism Narrow and Broad: Shifu's Comrade-Rivals in the Early Republic Chapter 7 The New Beginning: Shifu Launches the Conscience Society at Guangzhou Chapter 8 Renewal at Shanghai: The Culmination of Shifu's Career Chapter 9 Shifu's Legacy: Anarchism in the New Culture Years Chapter 10 Shifting Ground, Slippery Footing: Anarchists versus Communists and Nationalists During the 1920s Chapter 11 Conclusion: Shifu, Whole-Souled Anarchist