Recast all under heaven : revolution, war, diplomacy, and frontier China in the 20th century / Xiaoyuan Liu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liu, Xiaoyuan, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History--20th century.

China.

China--Territorial expansion--History--20th century.

China--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

China--Foreign relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2010.

Summary:

This is a unique work that combines the 20th-century history of all China's frontier lands in one book. ""Recast All under Heaven"" studies the outer regions of China (e.g., Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tibet) in the twentieth century. By applying the two interpretative themes of 'frontier' and 'ethnicity' to the modern transformation of China, the book investigates 'domestic' and 'international' developments that helped transform the territorial domain and ethnic composition of the Chinese state from 'imperial' to 'national'. The book is based on published and archival information that became avai

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Part I: A Territorial Perception of Modern China; Part II: Chinese Nationalist Experiences; Part III: Chinese Communist Ethnopolitics; Part IV: From World War to Cold War; Epilogue Search for a Frontier Theme; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613271587

9781283271585

1283271583

9781441118011

1441118012

OCLC:

741690676