Failure, Nationalism, and Literature: The Making of Modern Chinese Identity, 1895-1937

346 Pages·2005·4.443 MB·English

by  Jing Tsu

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ThMea kionfMg o deCrhni nIedseen tity,
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JINGT SU
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Contents
Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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I FailaunrIdee d nyt i1t
2 TheYe lloRwa ce32
3 TheM enaeco fR aec 66
4 LovitnehgN aitonPr,e vsientrghR ea ce98
5 TheQ useftor B eauyta nNdo tioofnF sem iniyn 1i2t8
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CharacLties2rt79
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Acknowledgments
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