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The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex fifth-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during China's turbulent twentieth century. This title connects the story to the major traumas of the last century, exploring why such stories often remain sealed up within a culture, unknown to outsiders.

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List of Illustrations Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Goujian Story in Antiquity 2. The Burden of National Humiliation: Late Qing and Republican Years 3. The Plight of Chiang Kai-shek's Taiwan 4. Crisis and Response: The Woxin changdan Fever of the Early 1960s 5. Political Allegory in the 1980s: Xiao Jun and Bai Hua 6. The Goujian Story in a Privatizing China Conclusion: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Notes Character List Bibliography Index

Speaking to History

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    A Paperback / softback by Paul A. Cohen, John Gillis

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/05/2010
      ISBN13: 9780520265837, 978-0520265837
      ISBN10: 0520265831

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex fifth-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during China's turbulent twentieth century. This title connects the story to the major traumas of the last century, exploring why such stories often remain sealed up within a culture, unknown to outsiders.

      Trade Review
      "[Cohen] has not disappointed." -- Colin Mackerras The China Review

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Goujian Story in Antiquity 2. The Burden of National Humiliation: Late Qing and Republican Years 3. The Plight of Chiang Kai-shek's Taiwan 4. Crisis and Response: The Woxin changdan Fever of the Early 1960s 5. Political Allegory in the 1980s: Xiao Jun and Bai Hua 6. The Goujian Story in a Privatizing China Conclusion: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Notes Character List Bibliography Index

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