Bibliograph

Sparks, China's underground historians and their battle for the future, Ian Johnson

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Sparks, China's underground historians and their battle for the future, Ian Johnson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-365) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sparks

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1371015019

Responsibility statement

Ian Johnson

Sub title

China's underground historians and their battle for the future

Summary

"A vital account of how some of China's most important writers, filmmakers, and artists have overcome crackdowns and censorship to challenge the Chinese Communist Party on its most sacred ground, its monopoly on history" --, publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Preface -- I. The past. Introduction: The landscape of memory -- Memory: The Hexi Corridor -- The ditch -- Memory: Facing walls -- The sacrifice -- Memory: Bamboo slips -- Spark -- Memory: Etchings -- History as weapon -- Memory: How the Red Sun rose -- History as myth -- Memory: National Museum of China -- II. The present. The limits of amnesia -- Memory: A landlord's mansion -- The lost city -- Memory: Snow's visit -- The gateway -- Memory: Bloodlines -- Remembrance -- Memory: Tie Liu's cafe -- Lay down your butcher's knife -- Memory: Videoing China's village -- III. The future. Virus -- Memory: Soft burial -- Empire -- Memory: The lost warehouses -- The land of hermits -- Conclusion: Learning to walk underground -- Appendix: Exploring China's underground history

Target audience

adult

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China's underground historians and their battle for the future

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