China's good war : how World War II is shaping a new nationalism /

Chinese leaders once tried to suppress memories of their nation's brutal experience during World War II. Now they celebrate the "victory"--a key foundation of China's rising nationalism.For most of its history, the People's Republic of China discouraged public discussion of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mitter, Rana, 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Since 1937
Nationalism and collective memory > China.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Public opinion.
Chinese > Attitudes.
Nationalisme et mémoire collective > Chine.
Guerre sino-japonaise, 1937-1945 > Opinion publique.
Chinois > Attitudes.
HISTORY / Asia / China.
Chinese > Attitudes
Civilization
Historiography
Nationalism and collective memory
Public opinion
China > Historiography.
China > Civilization > 1949-
Chine > Civilisation > 1949-
China
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : war, memory, and nationalism in China
  • Hot war, cold war : China's conflicts, 1937-1978
  • History wars : how historical research shaped China's politics
  • Memory, nostalgia, subversion : how China's public sphere embraced World War II
  • Old memories, new media : wartime history online and onscreen
  • From Chongqing to Yan'an : regional memory and wartime identity
  • The Cairo Syndrome : World War II and China's contemporary international relations
  • Conclusion: China's long postwar.

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