Writing War: Autobiography, Modernity and Wartime Narrative in Nationalist China, 1937–1946
The Sino-Japanese War of 1937–45 was perhaps the single most destructive event in twentieth-century Chinese history. However, there has been relatively little attention paid to how war was experienced in the Nationalist-controlled area (‘Free China’) under Chiang Kaishek. Two autobiographical texts are examined here, one a sequence of reportage from the early war years by the journalist Du Zhongyuan, and one a biji (notebook) written immediately after the war's end by the social scientist Xu Wancheng.
Picturing Victory: The Visual Imaginary of the War of Resistance, 1937–1947
The Sino-Japanese War of 1937–1947 has not been sufficiently understood as a narrative in its own right, but rather, as a transitional conflict between Nationalist and Communist rule. The examination of the visual imagery of warfare disseminated through newsprint and books is one way to reinterpret the history of this period.
Maps, Minds and Visions: Chiang Kaishek, Mao Zedong and China’s Place in the World
This book explores the 'mental maps' of leading political figures of the era of two world wars.
Modern China: A Very Short Introduction
China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies, global coverage of its rising international presence, and the Chinese ‘economic miracle’. It seems to be a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world’s most futuristic cities; heir to an ancient civilization that is still trying to find a modern identity. Modern China: A Very Short Introduction offers the reader an entry to understanding the world’s most populous nation, giving an integrated picture of modern Chinese society, culture, economy, politics, and art.
Hegemony and Liberation: Mao Zedong and Zou Taofen in Early Twentieth-century China
Aesthetics, Modernity, and Trauma: Public Art and the Memory of War in Contemporary China
This publication is based on the proceedings of the Clark Conference 'Asian Art History in the Twenty-First Century,' held 27-29 April 2006 at the Asia Society, New York, and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown,...
Le massacre de Nankin
Educating Citizens Through War Museums in Modern China
In recent years citizenship has emerged as a very important topic in the sciences, mainly as a result of the effects of migration, population displacements and cultural heterogeneity.
This book focuses on educational enterprise and how it affects national ambitions, cultural preferences and political trends.