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Autore |
Diamant Neil Jeffrey <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Embattled glory [[electronic resource] ] : veterans, military families, and the politics of patriotism in China, 1949-2007 / / Neil J. Diamant |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., 2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-7425-5768-5 |
1-299-13537-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st pbk. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (478 p.) |
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Collana |
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State and society in East Asia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Veterans - China - Social conditions |
Veterans - Political activity - China - History |
Families of military personnel - China - Social conditions |
Patriotism - Political aspects - China - History |
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China Social conditions 1949- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. To the City or Bust: Veterans and the Quest for Urban Citizenship; Chapter 3. The Complications of Veteran Identities; Chapter 4. The Job Front; Chapter 5. Stuck in the State's Cement and Falling Through Its Cracks: Veterans in Policy and Bureaucracy; Chapter 6. Vulnerable Heroes: Veterans' Health, Family, and Sexuality in Chinese Politics; Chapter 7. Between Glory and Welfare: Military Families, the State, and Community |
Chapter 8. Salt in the Wounds: Veterans in the Reform Era, 1978-2007Chapter 9. Conclusion: Walter Reed, Iraq, and China; Appendix A. A Brief Survey of Archival Materials in China; Appendix B. Selected Character List; Appendix C. Source Materials; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This groundbreaking book offers the first in-depth, large-scale study of People's Liberation Army veterans and military families. Neil Diamant's penetrating examination of the treatment of PLA veterans in China opens a distinctive window onto Chinese patriotism, citizenship, and legitimacy. Using recently declassified archival documents and |
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employing a comparative perspective, the book provides an unprecedented look at the ""everyday interactions"" among veterans, military families, state officials, and ordinary citizens as they attempted to secure urban residence, jobs, spouses, medical care, |
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