Illuminations from the Past: Trauma, Memory, and History in Modern China (Cultural Memory in the Present)

By Ban Wang

Book Overview

This book offers a cultural history of modern China by looking at the tension between memory and history, examining how Chinese intellectuals and artists experienced trauma, social upheavals, and transformations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804749469
• ISBN13: 9780804749466
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"