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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cohen, Paul A.
Otros Autores: Gillis, John R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Notas:A Philip E. Lilienthal book.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (384 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520942394