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Saving the Nation through Culture tells the little-known story of how a group of Chinese scholars attempted to use “low culture” to promote national unity during a long period of crisis.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Seeking a Solution for the Nation: The Folklore Movement’s Origins at National Peking University

2 Carrying on amidst Chaos: Establishment of Folklore Studies in South China

3 Developing an Excellent Situation: The Spread of the Folklore Movement in China

4 Breaking with the Past: The Folklore Movement in Wartime

Conclusion

Appendices; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Saving the Nation through Culture The Folklore

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: 19/09/2020
      ISBN13: 9780774838399, 978-0774838399
      ISBN10: 0774838396
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      Anthropology Folklore studies / Study of myth

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Saving the Nation through Culture tells the little-known story of how a group of Chinese scholars attempted to use “low culture” to promote national unity during a long period of crisis.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 Seeking a Solution for the Nation: The Folklore Movement’s Origins at National Peking University

      2 Carrying on amidst Chaos: Establishment of Folklore Studies in South China

      3 Developing an Excellent Situation: The Spread of the Folklore Movement in China

      4 Breaking with the Past: The Folklore Movement in Wartime

      Conclusion

      Appendices; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

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