Twentieth-century China : new approaches / edited by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N.

Series:

Rewriting histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History--20th century.

China.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 272 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

20th-century China

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

This collection is an important revisionist study of China's recent past. The three major sections of this work taken into account the historical shape of the century, local perspectives on national history and reflections on cultural history. In an attempt to move away from a Western-centered analysis of Chinese history, this volume uses the new wealth of archival material made accessible over the last decade.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415195039

0415195047

OCLC:

50149593