Speaking to history :: the story of King Goujian in twentieth-century China /

The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex 5th-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during the 20th century, but remains little known in the West. This book explores the story's connections to the major traumas of the 20th century, and also considers why such s...

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Main Author: Cohen, Paul A.
Other Authors: Gillis, John R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2009.
Series:Asia--local studies/global themes ; 16.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex 5th-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during the 20th century, but remains little known in the West. This book explores the story's connections to the major traumas of the 20th century, and also considers why such stories remain unknown to outsiders.
Item Description:A Philip E. Lilienthal book.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 354 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520942394
0520942396
1283291746
9781283291743
9780520265837
0520265831
9786613291745
6613291749

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