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A Passage to China - Literature, Loyalism, and Colonial Taiwan (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,077
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A Passage to China - Literature, Loyalism, and Colonial Taiwan (Hardcover): Chien-hsin Tsai

A Passage to China - Literature, Loyalism, and Colonial Taiwan (Hardcover)

Chien-hsin Tsai

Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs

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This book, the first of its kind in English, examines the reinvention of loyalism in colonial Taiwan through the lens of literature. It analyzes the ways in which writers from colonial Taiwan-including Qiu Fengjia, Lian Heng, Wu Zhuoliu, and others-creatively and selectively employed loyalist ideals to cope with Japanese colonialism and its many institutional changes. In the process, these writers redefined their relationship with China and Chinese culture. Drawing attention to select authors' lesser-known works, author Chien-hsin Tsai provides a new assessment of well-studied historical and literary materials and a nuanced overview of literary and cultural productions in colonial Taiwan. During and after Japanese colonialism, the islanders' perception of loyalism, sense of belonging, and self-identity dramatically changed. Tsai argues that the changing tradition of loyalism unexpectedly complicates Taiwan's tie to China, rather than unquestionably reinforces it, and presents a new line of inquiry for future studies of modern Chinese and Sinophone literature.

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Imprint: Harvard University Asia Center
Country of origin: United States
Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
Release date: April 2017
Authors: Chien-hsin Tsai
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-97512-5
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN: 0-674-97512-X
Barcode: 9780674975125

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