Allure of the nation : : the cultural and historical debates in late qing and Republican China / / by Tze-ki Hon.

Covering half a century, from 1895 to 1945, The Allure of the Nation examines three interlocking aspects of Chinese nationalist modernity: (1) the quest to balance global connectivity and ethnic authenticity; (2) the desire to balance national unity and local autonomy; (3) the drive to balance histo...

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Superior document:Ideas, History, and Modern China, Volume 11
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill,, 2015.
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Ideas, history, and modern China ; Volume 11.
Physical Description:1 online resource (177 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1 Balancing the Competing Claims in a New Global Order
  • 2 Educating the Chinese Citizens
  • 3 Sino-Babylonianism before and after the Great War
  • 4 A Nation of Moderation versus a Nation of Extremes
  • 5 China’s Cultural and Ethnic Diversity
  • 6 A New Aristocracy of the Chinese Republic
  • 7 Contemporary Meanings of the Sui-Tang Period (581–907)
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.