Accidental Holy Land
The Communist Revolution in Northwest China
If the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region, the homeland of Xi Jinping’s family, is the 'holy land' of Mao’s Revolution, then Esherick’s new book is its indispensable Baedecker guide. This thoroughly researched and clearly written narrative helps us understand the complex historical roots of the People’s Republic of China as it incubated in Shaanxi Province’s 'yellow earth' hills.—Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on US-China Relations, Asia Society Shattering the myth of historical inevitability, this meticulously researched and beautifully crafted study is a refreshing corrective to previous interpretations of the Chinese revolut…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-520-38532-0
- EAN: 9780520385320
- Produktnummer: 37643846
- Verlag: University Presses
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 346 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 544 g
- Abbildungen: 6 color illustrations; 11 maps; 2 tables
- Gewicht: 544
Über den Autor
Joseph W. Esherick is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. He is author of The Origins of the Boxer Uprising (UC Press), Ancestral Leaves (UC Press), and other works on modern Chinese history. In 2021, Esherick received an award for Distinguished Contributions for China Studies from The World Forum on China Studies.
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