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OverviewJames H. Carter outlines the birth of Chinese nationalism in an unlikely setting: the international city of Harbin. Planned and built by Russian railway engineers, the city rose quickly from the Manchurian plain, changing from a small fishing village to a modern city in less than a generation. Russian, Chinese, Korean, Polish, Jewish, French, and British residents filled this multiethnic city on the Sungari River. The Chinese took over Harbin after the October Revolution and ruled it from 1918 until the Japanese founded the puppet state of Manchukuo in 1932. In his account of the radical changes that this unique city experienced over a brief span of time, Carter examines the majority Chinese population and its developing Chinese identity in an urban area of fifty languages. Originally, Carter argues, its nascent nationalism defined itself against the foreign presence in the city-while using foreign resources to modernize the area. Early versions of Chinese nationalism embraced both nation and state. By the late 1920s, the two strands had separated to such an extent that Chinese police fired on Chinese student protesters. This division eased the way for Japanese occupation: the Chinese state structure proved a fruitful source of administrative collaboration for the area's new rulers in the 1930s. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James H. Carter , James CarterPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9780801439667ISBN 10: 0801439663 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 31 May 2002 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsWith a brilliant montage of bodies, buildings, politics, and religion, James H. Carter vividly portrays a 'syncretic city' that teeters on the border between empire and nation. Creating a Chinese Harbin is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand colonial modernity and the rise of nationalism in Republican China. Ruth Rogaski, Princeton University The book builds on a truly impressive range of archival materials and publications in English, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, and even Danish. One of the problems involved in working on this particular city is that its multiethnic history makes research so linguistically demanding, but although Carter's focus is clearly on the Chinese community, he does not lose sight of the larger picture. Throughout the book, he shows a fine eye for the significance of events which at first sight might not appear to be important: a brawl between Russian and Chinese students after a basketball match; the Chinese takeover of a Danish Lutheran church; the fundraising activities of a Buddhist monk; the route of a student demonstration. Close analysis of such local events and individuals makes this very special city come alive on the page. -International History Review, Vol 25, June 2003 The book builds on a truly impressive range of archival materials and publications in English, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, and even Danish. One of the problems involved in working on this particular city is that its multiethnic history makes research so linguistically demanding, but although Carter's focus is clearly on the Chinese community, he does not lose sight of the larger picture. Throughout the book, he shows a fine eye for the significance of events which at first sight might not appear to be important: a brawl between Russian and Chinese students after a basketball match; the Chinese takeover of a Danish Lutheran church; the fundraising activities of a Buddhist monk; the route of a student demonstration. Close analysis of such local events and individuals makes this very special city come alive on the page. International History Review, Vol 25, June 2003 Author InformationJames H. Carter is Assistant Professor of History at St. Joseph's University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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