China's good war : how World War II is shaping a new nationalism /
Mitter, Rana, 1969-
China's good war : how World War II is shaping a new nationalism / Rana Mitter. - 316 pages; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: War, memory, and nationalism in China -- Hot war, cold war: China's conflicts, 1937-1978 -- History wars: how historical research shaped China's politics -- Memory, nostalgia, subversion: how China's public sphere embraced World War II -- Old memories, new media: wartime history online and onscreen -- From Chongqing to Yan'an: regional memory and wartime identity -- The Cairo Syndrome: World War II and China's contemporary international relations -- Conclusion: China's long postwar.
"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"--
9780674984264
Nationalism and collective memory--China.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Public opinion.
Chinese--Attitudes.
China--Historiography.
China--Civilization--1949-
320.540951
China's good war : how World War II is shaping a new nationalism / Rana Mitter. - 316 pages; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: War, memory, and nationalism in China -- Hot war, cold war: China's conflicts, 1937-1978 -- History wars: how historical research shaped China's politics -- Memory, nostalgia, subversion: how China's public sphere embraced World War II -- Old memories, new media: wartime history online and onscreen -- From Chongqing to Yan'an: regional memory and wartime identity -- The Cairo Syndrome: World War II and China's contemporary international relations -- Conclusion: China's long postwar.
"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"--
9780674984264
Nationalism and collective memory--China.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Public opinion.
Chinese--Attitudes.
China--Historiography.
China--Civilization--1949-
320.540951