Revolution and Its Past: Identities and Change in Modern Chinese History (3rd Edition)

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In contrast to other texts on contemporary Chinese history, which have a tendency to be either overly pedantic or overly encyclopedic, Revolution and Its Past is thorough while yet being succinct, focuses on the most recent scholarship, and is presented in a style that keeps students interested from the very beginning to the last finishing. The Third Edition investigates the immense changes that have swept over China from the late imperial periods to the early twenty-first century by focusing on the concept of identities, both of the nation itself and of the Chinese people. Consequently, it investigates the various identities that China has selected over the course of its history, as well as those that individuals from other countries have ascribed to China and its people. It demonstrates how, as China quickly modernizes, the problem of Chinese identity in the contemporary world becomes increasingly significant.