Visualizing Modern China: Image History and Memory 1750Present (AsiaWorld)

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Visualizing Modern China: Image History and Memory 1750Present offers a sophisticated yet accessible interpretation of modern Chinese history through visual imagery. With rich illustrations and a companion website it is an ideal textbook for college-level courses on modern Chinese history and on modern visual culture. The introduction provides a methodological framework and historical overview while the chronologically arranged chapters use engaging case studies to explore important themes. Topics include: Qing court ritual rebellion and war urban/rural relations art and architecture sports the Chinese diaspora state politics film propaganda and censorship youth in the Cultural Revolution environmentalism and Internet culture. Companion website: http://visualizingmodernchina.org