The Manchurian Myth - Nationalism, Resistance, and Collaboration in Modern China

Informationen zum Autor Rana Mitter is Lecturer in History at the University of Warwick. Klappentext This book examines the impact of one of the most crucial events in twentieth-century international history! the Japanese occupation of Northeast China! or Manchuria! in the years 1931-1933. Zusammenfassung A powerful element in Chinese politics has been the myth of Chinese resistance to Japan's seizure of Manchuria in 1931. This text examines the shifting alliance of key players, traces the narrative of resistance to the occupation and shows how it became part of China's political conciousness.

Product details

• Authors: Rana Mitter
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2000
• EAN: 9780520221116
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22111-6
• No. of pages: 308
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 236 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; History, Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I