Alternative Representations of the Past: The Politics of History in Modern China 9783110676136, 9783110662153

Alternative Representations of the Past: The Politics of History in Modern China 9783110676136, 9783110662153

The relationship between the Chinese nation and its recent past has been fraught with contradictions and tensions. This

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History and Belonging: Representations of the Past in Contemporary European Politics [1 ed.] 9781785338816, 9781785338809

In cultural and intellectual terms, one of the EU's most important objectives in pursuing unification has been to d

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Cultivating the Past, Living the Modern: The Politics of Time in the Sultanate of Oman 9781501758621

As the national narrative conditions the way people ethically work on themselves through evoking forms of heritage, it g

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Mirroring the Past: The Writing and Use of History in Imperial China 9780824843205

China is known for its deep veneration of history. Far more than a record of the past, history to the Chinese is the mag

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Mirroring the Past: The Writing and Use of History in Imperial China 0824843207, 9780824843205

Why do we spend so much on health services, and levels of treatment do not improve? Why do we spend so much on education

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Ukraine and Russia: Representations of the Past 9781442689534

This book makes important assertions not only about the conflicts and negotiations inherent to opposing historiographic

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The Hand of the Past in Contemporary Southern Politics 9780300132991

A central story of contemporary southern politics is the emergence of Republican majorities in the region’s congressiona

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Representations of Power: The Literary Politics of Medieval Japan 9780824841911

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Making Religion, Making the State: The Politics of Religion in Modern China 9780804771139

This volume combines the perspective of religion as a constructed category of modernity with the analytic focus and empi

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The Mouth That Begs: Hunger, Cannibalism, and the Politics of Eating in Modern China 9780822398516

The Chinese ideogram chi is far richer in connotation than the equivalent English verb “to eat.” Chi can also be read as

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