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Record Nr.

UNINA9910495878303321

Autore

Dirlik Arif

Titolo

Revolution and history

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : University of California Press, 1989

ISBN

9780520342071

0520342070

9780520909571

0520909577

9780585335551

0585335559

Edizione

[Reprint 2020]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Disciplina

951.04072

Soggetti

Historiography and photography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. The Problem -- 2. The Context -- Part II. The Social History Controversy and Marxist Analysis of Chinese History -- 3. Revolution and Social Analysis -- 4. Feudalism in Chinese History -- 5. Kuo Mo-jo and Slavery in Chinese History -- 6. The Periodization of Chinese History -- Part III. Conclusion -- 7. Revolution, Marxism, and Chinese History -- 8. Epilogue: Social Change and History -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Revolution and History, Arif Dirlik examines the application of the materialist conception of history to the analysis of Chinese history in a period when Marxist ideas first gained currency in Chinese intellectual circles. His argument raises questions about earlier interpretations of Marxist historiography by scholars who based their opinions primarily on post-1949 writings.