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Heritage Politics in China: The Power of the Past

By Yujie Zhu, Christina Maags
Hardcover
$233.99
By Yujie Zhu, Christina Maags

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Heritage Politics in China: The Power of the Past studies the impact of heritage policies and discourses on the Chinese state and Chinese society. It sheds light on the way Chinese heritage policies have transformed the narratives and cultural practices of the past to serve the interests of the present.

As well as reinforcing a collective social identity, heritage in China has served as an instrument of governance and regulation at home and a tool to generate soft power abroad. Drawing on a ...

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