The Soldier Image and State-Building in Modern China, 1924-1945

by Yan Xu

Based on groundbreaking research, this book is the first of its kind to provide a close examination in English of the extensive imagery of the soldier figure in the war culture of early twentieth-century China. This study moves away from the traditional military history perspectives and focuses on the neglected cultural aspect of the intersection of war and society in China during a crucial period that led to the eventual victory of the Chinese Communist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813176743
• ISBN13: 9780813176741
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher