The invention of China /

"China's current leadership lays claim to a 5,000-year-old civilization, but "China" as a unified country and people, Bill Hayton argues, was created far more recently by a small group of intellectuals. In this compelling account, Hayton shows how China's present-day geopoli...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hayton, Bill (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020]
Sujets:
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Boundaries.
Politics and government.
China > History.
China > Politics and government.
China > Claims.
China > Boundaries.
South China Sea > Boundaries.
Chine > Histoire.
Chine > Politique et gouvernement.
China.
South China Sea.
Claims.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • The invention of China
  • The invention of sovereignty
  • The invention of the Han race
  • The invention of Chinese history
  • The invention of Chinese nation
  • The invention of Chinese language
  • The invention of a national territory
  • The invention of maritime claim
  • Conclusion
  • Dramatis personae
  • Notes
  • A guide to further reading
  • Index.

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