Becoming Chinese : passages to modernity and beyond
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Becoming Chinese : passages to modernity and beyond
AUTHOR:
Yeh, Wen-Hsin
ISBN:
9780520222182
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2000
PHYSICAL_DESC:
x, 435 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
SERIES:
Studies on China
SERIES_TITLE:
Studies on China
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
ABSTRACT:
This volume evaluates the dual roles of war and modernity in the transformation of 20th-century Chinese identity. The contributors argue that war, no less than revolution, deserves attention as a major force in the making of 20th-century Chinese history.
SUBJECT:
| Cities and towns -- China -- History -- 20th century |
| National characteristics, Chinese |
| China -- Civilization -- 20th century |
BIBSUMMARY:
This volume evaluates the dual roles of war and modernity in the transformation of 20th-century Chinese identity. The contributors argue that war, no less than revolution, deserves attention as a major force in the making of 20th-century Chinese history.