China's good war: how World War II is shaping a new nationalism

Introduction: War, memory, and nationalism in China -- Hot war, cold war: China's conflicts, 1937-1978 -- History wars: how historical research shaped China's politics -- Memory, nostalgia, subversion: how China's public sphere embraced World War II -- Old memories, new media: wartime...

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Main Author: Mitter, Rana 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Harvard University Press 2020
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Online Access:DE-188
Summary:Introduction: War, memory, and nationalism in China -- Hot war, cold war: China's conflicts, 1937-1978 -- History wars: how historical research shaped China's politics -- Memory, nostalgia, subversion: how China's public sphere embraced World War II -- Old memories, new media: wartime history online and onscreen -- From Chongqing to Yan'an: regional memory and wartime identity -- The Cairo Syndrome: World War II and China's contemporary international relations -- Conclusion: China's long postwar
"Once sidelined from public memory, World War II is now a historical touchstone in China. Rana Mitter links the reassessment of the war to China's rising nationalism. At home, Chinese use the war to shape conflicted identities; abroad the war with Japan is now treated as a Chinese victory, a founding myth for a people destined to shape the global order"--
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780674249578
9780674249554
9780674249561

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