Becoming Chinese: Passages to Modernity and Beyond Volume 23

By: Wen-hsin Yeh

This volume evaluates the dual roles of war and modernity in the transformation of twentieth-century Chinese identity. The contributors, all leading researchers, argue that war, no less than revolution, deserves attention as a major force in the making of twentieth-century Chinese history. Further, they show that modernity in material culture and changes in intellectual consciousness should serve as twin foci of a new wave of scholarly analysis. Examining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520222180
• ISBN13: 9780520222182
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 445 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"