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This book offers a cultural history of modern China by looking at the tension between memory and history, examining how Chinese intellectuals and artists experienced trauma, social upheavals, and transformations.

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"The new essays are notable for wide-ranging, thought-provoking reflections on modern Chinese history that are prompted by the author's own experiences, as well as for his courage in confronting a past that is a source of trauma as much as of hope." -- The China Journal
"Written in a serious, sophisticated manner, this book successfully portrays the vicissitude of historical consciousness in modern China, focusing on literary writings." * CHOICE *

Illuminations from the Past Trauma Memory and

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/10/2004
      ISBN13: 9780804750998, 978-0804750998
      ISBN10: 0804750998

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book offers a cultural history of modern China by looking at the tension between memory and history, examining how Chinese intellectuals and artists experienced trauma, social upheavals, and transformations.

      Trade Review
      "The new essays are notable for wide-ranging, thought-provoking reflections on modern Chinese history that are prompted by the author's own experiences, as well as for his courage in confronting a past that is a source of trauma as much as of hope." -- The China Journal
      "Written in a serious, sophisticated manner, this book successfully portrays the vicissitude of historical consciousness in modern China, focusing on literary writings." * CHOICE *

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