The New Culture Movement reshaped the foundations of Chinese modernity by redefining both the modern nation and the modern individual. Emerging from the intellectual and political crises of the late Qing and early Republic, it transformed China’s engagement with Western ideas—from science and democracy to culture and subjectivity. This book offers a political-cultural interpretation of how the movement reconfigured China’s modern identity and the relationship between state and society

Dai Zhicheng is an independent scholar of Chinese studies whose research focuses on Pre‑Qin Confucianism, modern Chinese political culture, democracy, Marxism, and education. He is the author of Electoral Justice and Political Culture—Exploring the Ways of China’s Democratic Electoral System (2021).