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Every historian of China should read this book. For what Paul A. Cohen has done here is lay bare the hidden assumptions that have informed and skewed much American research on 19th- and 20th-century China. He shows that the questions most American historians have asked about the Chinese past, and consequently the kind of histories they have written, have been determined as much by their own cultural biases as by the historical realities of China itself... A consciousness-raising experience. American Historical Review

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Preface to the Second Paperback Edition Preface Introduction to the 2010 Issue Introduction 1. The Problem with "China's Response to the West" 2. Moving Beyond "Tradition and Modernity" 3. Imperialism: Reality or Myth? 4. Toward a China-Centered History of China Notes Index

Discovering History in China

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 29/04/2010
      ISBN13: 9780231151924, 978-0231151924
      ISBN10: 0231151926
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      Every historian of China should read this book. For what Paul A. Cohen has done here is lay bare the hidden assumptions that have informed and skewed much American research on 19th- and 20th-century China. He shows that the questions most American historians have asked about the Chinese past, and consequently the kind of histories they have written, have been determined as much by their own cultural biases as by the historical realities of China itself... A consciousness-raising experience. American Historical Review

      Table of Contents
      Preface to the Second Paperback Edition Preface Introduction to the 2010 Issue Introduction 1. The Problem with "China's Response to the West" 2. Moving Beyond "Tradition and Modernity" 3. Imperialism: Reality or Myth? 4. Toward a China-Centered History of China Notes Index

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