1st Edition

Twentieth-Century China New Approaches

Edited By Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom Copyright 2003
288 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

Twentieth Century China: New Approaches is an important revisionist study of China's recent past. The chapters throw light on a variety of subjects within the field, which has recently undergone considerable change. The three major parts of this reader take into account the historical shape of the century, local perspectives on national history, and reflections on cultural history. The chapters... Read more
Part 1: The Shape of a Century  Part 2: Going Local  Part 3: Symbolic Turns  Part 4: Political Legitimacy at the Century's End

Biography

Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom

'Establishes the grounds for thinking about China's 20th century...' - China Quarterly