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Autore |
Liu Xiaoyuan <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Recast all under heaven : revolution, war, diplomacy, and frontier China in the 20th century / / Xiaoyuan Liu |
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New York, : Continuum, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-27158-3 |
9786613271587 |
1-4411-1801-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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China History 20th century |
China Territorial expansion History 20th century |
China Ethnic relations History 20th century |
China Foreign relations |
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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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Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Part I: A Territorial Perception of Modern China; Part II: Chinese Nationalist Experiences; Part III: Chinese Communist Ethnopolitics; Part IV: From World War to Cold War; Epilogue Search for a Frontier Theme; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a unique work that combines the 20th-century history of all China's frontier lands in one book. ""Recast All under Heaven"" studies the outer regions of China (e.g., Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tibet) in the twentieth century. By applying the two interpretative themes of 'frontier' and 'ethnicity' to the modern transformation of China, the book investigates 'domestic' and 'international' developments that helped transform the territorial domain and ethnic composition of the Chinese state from 'imperial' to 'national'. The book is based on published and archival information that became avai |
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