{"product_id":"witness-against-history-9780804758499","title":"Witness Against History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study offers fresh readings of milestones in twentieth-century Chinese fiction, film, and drama and argues that they have questioned the faith in historical progress and in the viability of a sphere of free debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I am impressed by the breadth of [Braester's] knowledge, which, thanks to his training in comparative literature, allows him to draw in compatible examples in Western literature to shed light on this sinological study. In delivering his analysis, such as of Lu Xun, he has utilized certain recent works of other scholars, including some in the PRC. His work thus presents a useful synthesis of the most recent trend of development in the field.\"—\u003ci\u003eComparative Literature Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eWitness Against History\u003c\/i\u003e, [Braester] makes a powerful contribution to the transformation of scholarship on modern Chinese culture.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe China Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Witness Against History] will greatly benefit scholars and students of modern Chinese literature and cinema concerned with issues of representation, communication, and dissemination in the history-specific public sphere.\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Asian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitness Against History\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds in offering new insights on some canonical texts as well as offering in-depth reading of previously unexplored material. The author shows confidence in both literary and film analysis and his captivating style creates a cohesive and well-supported argument.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Journal of Asian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  \t  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\tI.  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t\t1  \t\t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t\t2  \t\t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t\t3  \t\t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t\t4  \t\t\t  \t\t  \t  \t  \t\tII.  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t\t5  \t\t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t\t6  \t\t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t\t7  \t\t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t\t8  \t\t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t\t9","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405572874583,"sku":"9780804758499","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804758499.jpg?v=1730492881","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/witness-against-history-9780804758499","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}