{"product_id":"discovering-history-in-china-9780231151924","title":"Discovering History in China","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 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","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400249057623,"sku":"9780231151924","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231151924.jpg?v=1730470182","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/discovering-history-in-china-9780231151924","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}