This lively and engaging text offers a panorama of modern Chinese
history through compelling biographies of the famous and obscure.
Spanning five hundred years, they include a Ming dynasty medical
pioneer, a Qing dynasty courtesan, a nineteenth-century Hong Kong
business leader, a Manchu princess, an arsenal manager, a woman
soldier, and a young maid in contemporary Beijing. Through the lives
of these diverse people, readers will gain an understanding of the
complex questions of modern Chinese history: What did it mean to be
Chinese, and how did that change over time? How was learning
encouraged and directed in imperial and post-imperial China? Was it
possible to challenge entrenched gender roles? What effects did
European imperialism have on Chinese lives? How did ordinary Chinese
experience the warfare and political upheaval of twentieth-century
China? What is the nature of the gap between urban and rural China in
the post-Mao years? These richly researched biographies are written in
an accessible and appealing style that will engage all readers
interested in modern China. Contributions by: Daria Berg, John M.
Carroll, Kenneth J. Hammond, Joshua H. Howard, Fabio Lanza, Oliver
Moore, Pan Yihong, Hugh Shapiro, Kristin Stapleton, and Shuo Wang
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ISBN
9781461644361
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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