Prasenjit Duara

The Global and Regional in China's Nation-Formation

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Produktbeschreibung

Covers the major historical problems of China in the twentieth century, namely imperialism, nationalism, state-building, religion and the role of history. This book views imperialism and nationalism in China from the perspective of global and regional circulations and interactions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9780415482899
• ISBN-10: 0415482895
• Artikelnr.: 26104925

Autorenporträt

Prasenjit Duara is Director of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Nationalism and Imperialism 1. The Global and Regional
Constitution of Nations: The View from East Asia 2. The Imperialism of
"Free Nations": Japan, Manchukuo, and the History of the Present 3.
Historical Narratives and Trans-nationalism in East Asia Part 2: Society
and Religion 4. Superscribing Symbols: The Myth of Guandi, Chinese God of
War Ch 5: Deconstructing China: How Recent is the Chinese nation? 6.
'Tradition within Modernity': Women and Patriarchal Regimes in Inter-war
East Asia Part 3: China in Comparative Perspective 7. Between Sovereignty
and Capitalism: The Historical Experiences of Migrant Chinese 8. Critics of
Modernity in India and China 9. Visions of History, Trajectories of Power:
China and India since Decolonization