Bibliograph

The allure of the nation, the cultural and historical debates in Late Qing and Republican China, by Tze-ki Hon

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The allure of the nation, the cultural and historical debates in Late Qing and Republican China, by Tze-ki Hon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The allure of the nation

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

900686043

Responsibility statement

by Tze-ki Hon

Series statement

Ideas, history, and modern China, 11

Sub title

the cultural and historical debates in Late Qing and Republican China

Summary

Covering half a century, from 1895 to 1945, The Allure of the Nation examines three interlocking aspects of Chinese nationalist modernity: (1) the quest to balance global connectivity and ethnic authenticity; (2) the desire to balance national unity and local autonomy; (3) the drive to balance history's place as a tool of political propaganda and as a weapon used to critique orthodoxy and political suppression. By viewing the nation as a cluster of spatial-temporal relations that link individuals to a territorial state, this book provides a different view of early twentieth-century China where the party-state did not have full control of political and cultural affairs, and alternative political perspectives (such as local self-government and democratic aristocracy) could be freely expressed.--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

Balancing the competing claims in a new global order -- Educating the Chinese citizens -- Sino-Babylonianism before and after the Great War -- A nation of moderation versus a nation of extremes -- China's cultural and ethnic diversity -- A new aristocracy of the Chinese Republic -- Contemporary meanings of the Sui-Tang Period (581-907)

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