Title
The Sage Without a Country: The Political and Literary Life of Dr. Shih-Shun Liu (劉 師 舜) (1900-1996)
College - Author 1
College of Liberal Arts
Department - Author 1
History Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BA in History
Date
3-2020
Primary Advisor
Andrew Morris, College of Liberal Arts, History Department
Abstract/Summary
Shih-Shun Liu was my great-grandfather as well as a diplomat for the Republic of China from the late 1920s until 1958. While his life is relatively left unknown to many historians, his contributions to the Kuomintang are significant and help us to understand the inside workings of the ROC and its diplomacy during this time period. Liu was a beneficiary of the Boxer Indemnity scholarship provided by the United States and made use of his love for education and poetry to pursue a literary career that defined the second portion of his life. Liu’s life as a scholar and diplomat offer unique insight to the Chinese experience during such a significant era in modern ROC history.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/histsp/50