Examining Local Narratives in China's Modernizing Education : Converged Paths in Wuhan's Higher Education Landscapes, 1860-Present - Yun Liu

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Examining Local Narratives in China's Modernizing Education

Converged Paths in Wuhan's Higher Education Landscapes, 1860-Present

By: Yun Liu

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Hardcover | 18 August 2026 | Edition Number 1

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Showcasing local evolutions of Wuhanâs education sector from the 1860s to its present, this book examines narratives and changing state-policies for Chinaâs education modernization missions.

Using a mixed-methods approach, Liuâs research provides a fresh lens through which to review Chinaâs education transitions via Wuhan's rich tapestry manifested in its education sector. Beginning with Wuhanâs modern urbanization as a treaty port from the Second Opium War (1856-1860) to the top-down reforms for industrial and schooling changes led by Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), the book explores the bottom-up reforms that arose at the alley market of Hanzhenjie at Hankow from the late 1970s in post-Mao China. This reform arguably heralded a set of college reforms, experimented first locally in Wuhan and nationally advocated afterward. Through these events, the author highlights how Wuhan reinforces itself in Chinaâs education roadmap via standing at its reforming frontiers.

Contributing to interdisciplinary discourses on education development and cultural identity within the context of Communicating China to an increasingly integrated world and a better future, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers interested in Chinese education policy reforms, Chinese educational history and comparative Asian education.

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