Beyond citizenship: literacy and personhood in everyday China, 1900-1945

"Beyond Citizenship focuses on the role of literacy in building a modern nation-state by examining the government provision of adult literacy training in early twentieth-century China. Based on untapped archives and diaries, Di Luo uncovers people's strategic use of literacy and illiteracy...

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Main Author: Luo, Di ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2022]
Series:China studies volume 50
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Summary:"Beyond Citizenship focuses on the role of literacy in building a modern nation-state by examining the government provision of adult literacy training in early twentieth-century China. Based on untapped archives and diaries, Di Luo uncovers people's strategic use of literacy and illiteracy in social interactions and explores the impact of daily experiences on the expansion of state power. Highlighting interpersonal and intergroup relations, Beyond Citizenship suggests a new methodology of studying literacy which foregrounds the agentive role of historical actors and so moves away from a more traditional approach that treats literacy itself as the key factor enabling social change."
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVIII, 282 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9789004524736

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