Using the past to serve the present : historiography and politics in contemporary China
Jonathan Unger (Editor)
An historiographical examination of the political debates of the 1980s over despotism in Chinese history and over Party history. The extent of popular culture and its reinterpretation of history is also assessed, as governmental control of the media has decreased
1 online resource (305 pages)
9781315698397, 9781317452713, 9781317452720, 9781317452706, 1315698390, 1317452712, 1317452720, 1317452704
909899520
Introduction / Jonathan Unger
'The play's the thing' : Wu Han and Hai Rui revisited / Tom Fisher
'In guise of a congratulation' : political symbolism in Zhou Xinfang's play Hai Rui submits his memorial / Rudolf G. Wagner
The strange case of Liu Zhidan / David Holm
Qu Yuan and the artists : ancient symbols and modern politics in the post-Mao era / Ralph Croizier
Party historiography / Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik
The controversy over 'feudal depression' : politics and historiography in China, 1978-82 / Lawrence R. Sullivan
'The spirital heritage of Chinese capitalism' : recent trends in the historiography of Chinese enterprise management / Tim Wright
Socialism with Chinese characteristics : Sun Yatsen and international development of China / Michael R. Godley
History for the masses / Geremie Barm©♭
Includes index