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9 produkter
History and Popular Memory
The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis
Av Paul A Cohen
Häftad, 2017
316 kr
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When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War II, the French took comfort in the story of Joan of Arc and her heroic efforts to rid France of foreign …
China Unbound
Evolving Perspectives on the Chinese Past
Häftad, 2003
1208 kr
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This volume contains a number of articles on modern Chinese history and historiography written by one of the leading academic experts on the subject. The author provides a critique of older approaches to nineteenth-century history and offers powerful reinterpretations of such key events in the …
Speaking to History
The Story of King Goujian in Twentieth-Century China
Häftad, 2010
280 kr
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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. Yet most Americans - even students and specialists of this era - have never heard of Goujian. In "Speaking to History", Paul A. Cohen …
Speaking to History
The Story of King Goujian in Twentieth-Century China
E-bok, 2008
464 kr
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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. Yet most Americans—even students and specialists of this era—have never heard of Goujian. In Speaking to History, Paul A. Cohen opens …
Path Twice Traveled
My Journey as a Historian of China
Häftad, 2019
308 kr
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The Harvard University Asia Center and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies collaborated on publishing this memoir by Paul A. Cohen, one of the West’s preeminent historians of China. Cohen traces the development of his work from its inception in the early 1960s to the present, offering fresh …
China Unbound
Evolving Perspectives on the Chinese Past
E-bok, 2003
1385 kr
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This volume contains a number of articles on modern Chinese history and historiography written by one of the leading academic experts on the subject. The author provides a critique of older approaches to nineteenth-century history and offers powerful reinterpretations of such key events in the …
China Unbound
Evolving Perspectives on the Chinese Past
E-bok, 2003
1427 kr
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This volume contains a number of articles on modern Chinese history and historiography written by one of the leading academic experts on the subject. The author provides a critique of older approaches to nineteenth-century history and offers powerful reinterpretations of such key events in the …
Discovering History in China
American Historical Writing on the Recent Chinese Past
Av Paul A Cohen
Häftad, 1985
338 kr
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A critical reassessment of the reception of China's history in American historical writing.
History and Popular Memory
The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis
Av Paul A Cohen
Inbunden, 2014
494 kr
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When people experience a traumatic event, such as war or the threat of annihilation, they often turn to history for stories that promise a positive outcome to their suffering. During World War II, the French took comfort in the story of Joan of Arc and her heroic efforts to rid France of foreign …
