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Author:

Mitter, Rana, 1969- author.

Title:

China's good war : how World War II is shaping a new nationalism / Rana Mitter.

Publisher:

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

316 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Nationalism and collective memory--China.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Public opinion.
Chinese--Attitudes.
China--Historiography.
China--Civilization--1949-
Public opinion.
Chinese--Attitudes.
Civilization.
Historiography.
Nationalism and collective memory.
China.
Since 1937

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: war, memory, and nationalism in China -- Hot war, cold war : China's conflicts, 1937-1978 -- History wars : how historical research shaped China's politics -- Memory, nostalgia, subversion : how China's public sphere embraced World War II -- Old memories, new media : wartime history online and onscreen -- From Chongqing to Yan'an : regional memory and wartime identity -- The Cairo Syndrome : World War II and China's contemporary international relations -- Conclusion: China's long postwar.

Summary:

"Once sidelined from public memory, World War II is now a historical touchstone in China. Rana Mitter links the reassessment of the war to China's rising nationalism. At home, Chinese use the war to shape conflicted identities; abroad the war with Japan is now treated as a Chinese victory, a founding myth for a people destined to shape the global order"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0674984269
9780674984264

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1141442704

LCCN:

2020005100

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)