Embattled Glory: Veterans, Military Families, and the Politics of Patriotism in China, 1949-2007

by Neil J. Diamant

This groundbreaking book offers the first in-depth, large-scale study of People's Liberation Army veterans and military families. Neil Diamant's penetrating examination of the treatment of PLA veterans in China opens a distinctive window onto Chinese patriotism, citizenship, and legitimacy. Using recently declassified archival documents and employing a comparative perspective, the book provides an unprecedented look at the "everyday interactions"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742557677
• ISBN13: 9780742557673
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.6"