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Speaking to history : the story of King Goujian in twentieth-century China /
The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex 5th-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during the 20th century, but remains little known in the West. This book explores the story's connections to the major traumas of the 20th century, and also considers why such s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Asia--local studies/global themes ;
16. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex 5th-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during the 20th century, but remains little known in the West. This book explores the story's connections to the major traumas of the 20th century, and also considers why such stories remain unknown to outsiders. |
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| Notas: | A Philip E. Lilienthal book. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 354 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520942394 0520942396 1283291746 9781283291743 9780520265837 0520265831 9786613291745 6613291749 |