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

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 fo...

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Main Author:	Mitter, Rana, 1969- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Nationalism and collective memory > China. Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Public opinion. Chinese > Attitudes. China > Historiography. China > Civilization > 1949-

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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.
Physical Description:	316 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780674984264 0674984269