{"product_id":"speaking-to-history-9780520265837","title":"Speaking to History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Cohen] has not disappointed.\" -- Colin Mackerras The China Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402844152151,"sku":"9780520265837","price":24.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/speaking-to-history-9780520265837","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}