A powerful element in twentieth-century Chinese politics has been the myth of Chinese resistance to Japan's seizure of Manchuria in 1931. Investigating the shifting alliances of key players in that event, Rana Mitter traces the development of the narrative of resistance to the occupation and shows how it became part of China's political consciousness, enduring even today. After...(展开全部)

In this powerful volume, ten original ethnographies explore two important issues: the ways in which people confront the threats and disruptions of contemporary life, and the ways in which researchers can most effectively study the modern metropolis. With its twofold agenda, the volume emerges as a multi-layered dialogue between researcher and researched, participant and observe...(展开全部)

In this powerful volume, ten original ethnographies explore two important issues: the ways in which people confront the threats and disruptions of contemporary life, and the ways in which researchers can most effectively study the modern metropolis. With its twofold agenda, the volume emerges as a multi-layered dialogue between researcher and researched, participant and observe...(展开全部)

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 against Japan'). Chang-tai Hung shows in compelling detail how Chinese resisters used a variety of popular cultural forms - especially dramas, cartoons, and newspapers - to reach out ...(展开全部)

In this original and readable book, Charles Stafford describes the Chinese fascination with separation and reunion. Drawing on his field studies in Taiwan and mainland China, he gives a vivid account of raucous festivals of reunion, elaborate rituals for the sending-off of gods (and daughters), poetic moments of leave-takings between friends, and bitter political rhetoric about...(展开全部)

In this original and readable book, Charles Stafford describes the Chinese fascination with separation and reunion. Drawing on his field studies in Taiwan and mainland China, he gives a vivid account of raucous festivals of reunion, elaborate rituals for the sending-off of gods (and daughters), poetic moments of leave-takings between friends, and bitter political rhetoric about...(展开全部)

方德万，(Hans J. van de Ven)，荷兰人，1980年毕业于荷兰莱顿大学中文系，入美国哈佛大学师从孔飞力研习中国近代史。1987年获博士学位。随后任教于英国剑桥大学。现为该校第10任汉学教授。 主要著作有《从朋友到同志：中国共产党的初创》（1991年），现研究项目为中国近代海关史。

方德万，(Hans J. van de Ven)，荷兰人，1980年毕业于荷兰莱顿大学中文系，入美国哈佛大学师从孔飞力研习中国近代史。1987年获博士学位。随后任教于英国剑桥大学。现为该校第10任汉学教授。 主要著作有《从朋友到同志：中国共产党的初创》（1991年），现研究项目为中国近代海关史。