Revolutionary Nativism: Fascism and Culture in China, 1925-1937
Maggie Clinton
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Description for Revolutionary Nativism: Fascism and Culture in China, 1925-1937
Hardback. Maggie Clinton traces the history and cultural politics of the fascist organizations operating under the umbrella of the Chinese Nationalist Party (GMD) in the 1920s and 1930s, showing how the GMD's rightward shift was based on a nativist discourse that emphasized Confucianism's compatibility with industrial modernism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
In Revolutionary Nativism Maggie Clinton traces the history and cultural politics of fascist organizations that operated under the umbrella of the Chinese Nationalist Party (GMD) during the 1920s and 1930s. Clinton argues that fascism was not imported to China from Europe or Japan; rather it emerged from the charged social conditions that prevailed in the country's southern and coastal regions during the interwar period. These fascist groups were led by young militants who believed that reviving China's Confucian "national spirit" could foster the discipline and social cohesion necessary to defend China against imperialism and Communism and to develop formidable industrial and ... Read more
In Revolutionary Nativism Maggie Clinton traces the history and cultural politics of fascist organizations that operated under the umbrella of the Chinese Nationalist Party (GMD) during the 1920s and 1930s. Clinton argues that fascism was not imported to China from Europe or Japan; rather it emerged from the charged social conditions that prevailed in the country's southern and coastal regions during the interwar period. These fascist groups were led by young militants who believed that reviving China's Confucian "national spirit" could foster the discipline and social cohesion necessary to defend China against imperialism and Communism and to develop formidable industrial and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822363620
SKU
V9780822363620
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About Maggie Clinton
Maggie Clinton is Assistant Professor of History at Middlebury College.
Reviews for Revolutionary Nativism: Fascism and Culture in China, 1925-1937
"Historian Clinton offers an insightful analysis of what she sees as China’s fascist movement after the ascendance of Chiang Kai-shek in the political arena. Highly recommended."
P. F. Shan
Choice
“A thought-provoking study that raises new questions.”
Anna Belogurova
Pacific Affairs
"Maggie Clinton has opened up an important new strand in our understanding of the ... Read more
P. F. Shan
Choice
“A thought-provoking study that raises new questions.”
Anna Belogurova
Pacific Affairs
"Maggie Clinton has opened up an important new strand in our understanding of the ... Read more