The global and regional in China's nation-formation [
The author covers the major historical problems of China in the 20th century, namely imperialism, nationalism, state-building, religion and the role of history from the perspective of global and regional circulations and interactions
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, UK :
Routledge ,
c2009
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| Series: | Critical Asian scholarship
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Nationalism and imperialism
- 2. The global and regional constitution of nations : the view from East Asia
- 3. The imperialism of "free nations" : Japan, Manchukuo, and the history of the present
- 4. Historical narratives and transnationalism in East Asia
- 5. Society and religion
- 6. Superscribing symbols : the myth of Guandi, Chinese god of war
- 7. Deconstructing the Chinese nation : how recent is it?
- 8. "Tradition with modernity" : women and patriarchal regimes in interwar East Asia
- 9. China in comparative perspective
- 10. Between sovereignty and capitalism : the historical experiences of migrant Chinese
- 11. Critics of modernity in India and China
- 12. Visions of history, trajectories of power : China and India since decolonization