Author ｜
Shipeng Li
Abstract ｜
New thoughts began to take shape in Sichuan as new forms of knowledge were introduced after the May Fourth Movement, and “-ism” became embedded in the everyday life of locals. The popularity of anarchism in Sichuan owed in no small part to the “pamphlets” (xiao cezi 小冊子 ). New youths in Sichuan became anarchists through the process of reading. For them, anarchism not only challenged their intellectual underpinnings but also stimulated their action. It is worth noting that the anarchism as was popularized in Sichuan after the May Fourth Movement is different from the anarchism as a political philosophy doctrine. Many of the Sichuan “anarchists”. were not well-versed in anarchist thoughts. However, that inarticulacy did not prevent them from founding societies and mobilizing resources to disseminate anarchism. With their efforts, the knowledge of “-ism” traveled throughout Sichuan and eventually formed a network for the communication of anarchist thoughts. The history of the dissemination of anarchist knowledge in Sichuan after the May Fourth Movement is a process of the “localization” of the new culture.
keywords ｜
May Fourth Movement, Sichuan, anarchism, pamphlets, reading