Borderland Memories: Searching for Historical Identity in Post-Mao China

ISBN-13: 9781108469289 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 307 str.

Martin T. Fromm

Opis

An innovative study of ideology formation and political mobilization, post-Cultural Revolution reconciliation, and the recovery of borderland identities in early post-Mao China.

Recenzje

'This book provides in-depth and sophisticated analyzes of the mobilization, production, publication, and circulation of a series of published memoirs on northeastern China. Its innovative use of sources leads to a narrative that is both informative and inspiring. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in the People's Republic of China, borderland, or oral histories, as well as collective memory, identity and identification, and the legacy of colonization.' Shao Dan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Reconfiguring cultural production in the post-Mao transition; 2. Borderland ambiguities in narratives of modernization and liberation; 3. Relocating the nation outside the nation: forging a borderland-centered nationalist discourse; 4. The 'historical science' of Wenshi Ziliao; 5. Affective community and historical rehabilitation: 'widely making friends' to re-secure political loyalty; 6. Mobilizing a 'patriotic united front'; 7. Local, regional, and national dynamics of Wenshi Ziliao production; Conclusion.