Illuminations from the Past

Illuminations from the Past
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 0804750998
ISBN-13 : 9780804750998
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Illuminations from the Past by : Ban Wang

Download or read book Illuminations from the Past written by Ban Wang and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a cultural history of modern China by looking at the tension between memory and history. Mainstream books on China tend to focus on the hard aspects of economics, government, politics, or international relations. This book takes a humanistic look at modern changes and examines how Chinese intellectuals and artists experienced trauma, social upheavals, and transformations. Drawing on a wide array of sources in political and aesthetic writings, literature, film, and public discourse, the author has portrayed the unique ways the Chinese imagine and portray their own historical destiny in the midst of trauma, catastrophe, and runaway globalization.


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