The Manchurian Myth: Nationalism, Resistance, and Collaboration in Modern China

by Rana Mitter

A powerful element in twentieth-century Chinese politics has been the myth of Chinese resistance to Japan's seizure of Manchuria in 1931. Investigating the shifting alliances of key players in that event, Rana Mitter traces the development of the narrative of resistance to the occupation and shows how it became part of China's political consciousness, enduring even today. After Japan's September 1931 military strike leading to a takeover of the Northeast,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520221117
• ISBN13: 9780520221116
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"