| Re-Envisioning the Chinese Revolution: The Politics and Poetics of Collective Memory in Reform China Contributor(s): Lee, Ching Kwan (Editor), Yang, Guobin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804758522 ISBN-13: 9780804758529 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | Revolutionary |
| Dewey: 951.042 |
| LCCN: 2007016328 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.4" W x 9.12" (1.49 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Popular memories of the revolutionary past have become a political and cultural force in China. Traumatic memory and active criticism make up part of this wave, but so does nostalgia for collective responsibility and for feelings of freedom and progress. "Re-envisioning the Chinese Revolution" is the first comprehensive study of contemporary memories of China's revolutionary epoch, from the time of Japanese imperialism through the Cultural Revolution. Path-breaking in its scope, the research in this volume carefully examines the memories of a wide range of social groups, including disenfranchised workers and rural women, who have often been neglected in scholarship. Looking at a variety of embodiments of memories--interviews, films, photo exhibits, museums, and websites--the authors, ranging from anthropologists to film studies specialists, present original research on the idea of "memories as a cultural and political phenomenon." The result is an unprecedented and illuminating reexamination of the memory of, and occasionally nostalgia for, the Chinese Revolution. Contributors include: Anita Chan, Robert Chi, David J. Davies, Kirk A. Denton, Gail Hershatter, Ching Kwan Lee, Kimberley Ens Manning, Erik Mueggler, Paul G. Pickowicz, Jonathan Unger, Ban Wang, and Guobin Yang. |
