Twentieth Century Colonialism and China. Localities, the Everyday, and the World.
London. Routledge. 2012. Stock ID #176662 "This book investigates the complexities and subtleties of colonialism in China during the first half of the twentieth century. When referring to this item please quote stockid 176662.
256pp, bibliography, index. First two leaves beginning to split from binding, upper edge very slightly foxed, overall a very good hardback copy.
In particular, the contributors examine the interaction between localities and forces of globalization that shaped the particular colonial experiences characterizing much of China's experience at this time. In the process it is clear that an emphasis on interaction, synergy and hybridity can add much to an understanding of colonialism in Twentieth Century China based on the simple binaries of colonizer and colonized, of aggressor and victim, and of a one-way transfer of knowledge and social understanding.
To provide some kind of order to the analysis, the chapters in this volume deal in separate sections with colonial institutions of hybridity, colonialism in specific settings, the social biopolitics of colonialism, colonial governance, and Chinese networks in colonial environments." (Publisher's description).
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