Recast All under Heaven [[electronic resource] ] : Revolution, War, Diplomacy, and Frontier China in the 20th Century

• Autore: Liu Xiaoyuan
• Pubblicazione: London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• Disciplina: 951.05
• Soggetto topico: China -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century; China -- Foreign relations; China -- History -- 20th century; China -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 20th century; China
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Recast All under Heaven
• ISBN: 1-283-27158-3; 9786613271587; 1-4411-1801-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781778203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II