Becoming Chinese Passages to Modernity and Beyond
This volume evaluates the dual roles of war and modernity in the transformation of twentieth-century Chinese identity. The contributors, all leading researchers, argue that war, no less than revolution, deserves attention as a major force in the making of twentieth-century Chinese history. Further,...
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| Format | eBook |
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| Language | English |
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University of California Press
15.11.2023
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| Edition | 1 |
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| Summary: | This volume evaluates the dual roles of war and modernity in the
transformation of twentieth-century Chinese identity. The
contributors, all leading researchers, argue that war, no less than
revolution, deserves attention as a major force in the making of
twentieth-century Chinese history. Further, they show that
modernity in material culture and changes in intellectual
consciousness should serve as twin foci of a new wave of scholarly
analysis. Examining in particular the rise of modern Chinese cities
and the making of the Chinese nation-state, the contributors to
this interdisciplinary volume of cultural history provide new ways
of thinking about China's modern transformation up to the 1950s.
Taken together, the essays demonstrate that the combined effect of
a modernizing state and an industrializing economy weakened the
Chinese bourgeoisie and undercut the individual's quest for
autonomy.
Drawing upon new archival sources, these theoretically informed,
thoroughly revisionist essays focus on topics such as
Western-inspired modernity, urban cosmopolitanism, consumer
culture, gender relationships, interchanges between city and
countryside, and the growing impact of the state on the lives of
individuals. The volume makes an important contribution toward a
postsocialist understanding of twentieth-century China. |
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| ISBN: | 9780520219236 0520219236 052092441X 9780520924413 |