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This volume evaluates the dual roles of war and modernity in the transformation of twentieth-century Chinese identity. The contributors, all leading researchers, argue that war, no less than revoluti …

Das E-Book The Nationalist Movement wird angeboten von University of California Press und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert: …

It was a bold, ambitious and wildly arrogant idea: extending the reach of communism into space. Spurred on by the defeat of Hitler and the competitive rivalry with the United States, the Soviet space …

The movement of goods and passengers between port cities not only stimulates growth in coastal trading networks and centers but also inevitably changes the social and economic lives of people in thes …

China Reporting is an oral history showing how the China correspondent of the 1930s and 1940s constructed his or her news reality or the network of facts from which their stories were written. How th …

This collection of ten essays on Banaras, one of the largest urban centers in India’s eastern Gangetic plain, is united by a common interest in examining everyday activities in order to learn about s …

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach …

This is the first comprehensive study of popular culture in twentieth-century China, and of its political impact during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945 (known in China as ‘The War of Resistance ag …

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit  www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Language of th …

Pirates, plagues, pistols and poisons; with adventure of all varieties, the third instalment of the popular ‘Tales’ series is a rollicking journey into colonial Hong Kong. A collection of historical …