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Visualizing Modern China

by James A. Cook
Joshua Goldstein
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Visualizing Modern China: Image, History, and Memory, 1750–Present offers a sophisticated yet accessible interpretation of modern Chinese history through visual imagery. With rich illustrations and a companion website, it is an ideal textbook for college-level courses on modern Chinese history and on modern visual culture. The introduction provides a methodological framework and historical overview, while the chronologically arranged chapters use engaging case studies to explore important themes. Topics include: Qing court ritual, rebellion and war, urban/rural relations, art and architecture, sports, the Chinese diaspora, state politics, film propaganda and censorship, youth in the Cultural Revolution, environmentalism, and Internet culture.
Companion website: http://visualizingmodernchina.org
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Series: AsiaWorld Publisher: Lexington Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 26, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9780739190449
  • Release date: September 26, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9780739190449
  • File size: 13790 KB
  • Release date: September 26, 2014

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Art History Nonfiction

Languages

English

Visualizing Modern China: Image, History, and Memory, 1750–Present offers a sophisticated yet accessible interpretation of modern Chinese history through visual imagery. With rich illustrations and a companion website, it is an ideal textbook for college-level courses on modern Chinese history and on modern visual culture. The introduction provides a methodological framework and historical overview, while the chronologically arranged chapters use engaging case studies to explore important themes. Topics include: Qing court ritual, rebellion and war, urban/rural relations, art and architecture, sports, the Chinese diaspora, state politics, film propaganda and censorship, youth in the Cultural Revolution, environmentalism, and Internet culture.
Companion website: http://visualizingmodernchina.org
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Art History Nonfiction