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Illuminations From The Past: Trauma, Memory, And History In Modern China (Cultural Memory In The Present),Used
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Review'The new essays are notable for wideranging, thoughtprovoking reflections on modern Chinese history that are prompted by the author's own experiences, as well as for his courage in confronting a past that is a source of trauma as much as of hope.' The China Journal'Written in a serious, sophisticated manner, this book successfully portrays the vicissitude of historical consciousness in modern China, focusing on literary writings.' CHOICEProduct DescriptionThis book offers a cultural history of modern China by looking at the tension between memory and history. Mainstream books on China tend to focus on the hard aspects of economics, government, politics, or international relations. This book takes a humanistic look at modern changes and examines how Chinese intellectuals and artists experienced trauma, social upheavals, and transformations. Drawing on a wide array of sources in political and aesthetic writings, literature, film, and public discourse, the author has portrayed the unique ways the Chinese imagine and portray their own historical destiny in the midst of trauma, catastrophe, and runaway globalization.From the Inside FlapThis book offers a cultural history of modern China by looking at the tension between memory and history. Mainstream books on China tend to focus on the hard aspects of economics, government, politics, or international relations. This book takes a humanistic look at modern changes and examines how Chinese intellectuals and artists experienced trauma, social upheavals, and transformations. Drawing on a wide array of sources in political and aesthetic writings, literature, film, and public discourse, the author has portrayed the unique ways the Chinese imagine and portray their own historical destiny in the midst of trauma, catastrophe, and runaway globalization.From the Back CoverThe new essays are notable for wideranging, thoughtprovoking reflections on modern Chinese history that are prompted by the authors own experiences, as well as for his courage in confronting a past that is a source of trauma as much as of hope.The China Journal'Written in a serious, sophisticated manner, this book successfully portrays the vicissitude of historical consciousness in modern China, focusing on literary writings.'CHOICEAbout the AuthorBan Wang is Associate Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature at Rutgers University. He is the author of The Sublime Figure of History (Stanford, 1997)
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