{"product_id":"documenting-china-a-reader-in-seminal-twentieth-century-texts-hardcover","title":"Documenting China: A Reader in Seminal Twentieth-Century Texts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Hillenbrand\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChloe Starr\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDocumenting China\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a series of linked texts, each one chosen for its impact when first published, and which together chart the core developments in twentieth-century Chinese history. With extracts spanning the fields of philosophy, political science, gender studies, popular culture, literary history, neo-nationalist discourse, and international relations, the book challenges advanced language learners to elevate their reading ability to the level necessary for handling real primary sources in an unmediated way while deepening their understanding of Chinese politics, society, and culture. Each chapter is structured around crucial passages from a core historical text, each chapter begins with an introductory essay in English that provides context for fully understanding the text, suggested further readings, and a glossary of key terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMargaret Hillenbrand \u003c\/b\u003eis university lecturer in modern Chinese and a fellow of Wadham College at the University of Oxford, and author of \u003ci\u003eLiterature, Modernity, and the Practice of Resistance: Japanese and Taiwanese Fiction, 1960-1990\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eChloe Starr \u003c\/b\u003eis assistant professor of Asian theology at the Yale Divinity School, author of \u003ci\u003eRed-Light Novels of the Late Qing\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eChina and the Quest for Gentility: Negotiations beyond Gender and Class.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44303652487303,"sku":"9780295996912","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/x8Zjn70uiy9780295996912.webp?v=1774903795","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/documenting-china-a-reader-in-seminal-twentieth-century-texts-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}