![]() | The Soldier Image and State-Building in Modern China, 1924-1945 Subjects: Soldiers -- China -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century; China. Lu jun -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century; Military education -- Political aspects -- China -- History -- 20th century; Zhongguo guo min dang. Lu jun jun guan xue xiao -- His; Based on groundbreaking research, this book is the first of its kind to provide a close examination in English of the extensive imagery of the soldier figure in the war culture of early twentieth-century China. This study moves away from the traditional military history perspectives and focuses on the neglected cultural aspect of the intersection of war and society in China during a crucial period that led to the eventual victory of the Chinese Communist Party over the Nationalist Party. Integrating history, literature, and arts, this appealing narrative reveals multiple meanings of the soldier figure created by different political, social, and cultural forces in modern China. Yan Xu is assistant professor of Asian history at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She is coeditor of The YMCA at War: Collaboration and Conflict during the World Wars. |
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