ISBN:
9780742557666
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9780742557680
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9780742557673
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 463 p)
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Edition:
1st pbk. ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
State and society in East Asia
Series Statement:
State & Society in East Asia
Parallel Title:
Print version Embattled Glory : Veterans, Military Families, and the Politics of Patriotism in China, 1949-2007
DDC:
305.9/0697095109045
Keywords:
Patriotism Political aspects
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History
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Veterans Political activity
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History
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Families of military personnel Social conditions
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Veterans Social conditions
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Patriotism - Political aspects - China - History
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Patriotism - Political aspects - China - History
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Electronic books
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China Social conditions 1949-
Abstract:
This groundbreaking book offers the first in-depth, large-scale study of People's Liberation Army veterans and military families. Neil Diamant's penetrating examination of the treatment of PLA veterans in China opens a distinctive window onto Chinese patriotism, citizenship, and legitimacy. Using recently declassified archival documents and employing a comparative perspective, the book provides an unprecedented look at the 'everyday interactions' among veterans, military families, state officials, and ordinary citizens as they attempted to secure urban residence, jobs, spouses, medical care, a
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. To the City or Bust: Veterans and the Quest for Urban Citizenship; Chapter 3. The Complications of Veteran Identities; Chapter 4. The Job Front; Chapter 5. Stuck in the State's Cement and Falling Through Its Cracks: Veterans in Policy and Bureaucracy; Chapter 6. Vulnerable Heroes: Veterans' Health, Family, and Sexuality in Chinese Politics; Chapter 7. Between Glory and Welfare: Military Families, the State, and Community
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 8. Salt in the Wounds: Veterans in the Reform Era, 1978-2007Chapter 9. Conclusion: Walter Reed, Iraq, and China; Appendix A. A Brief Survey of Archival Materials in China; Appendix B. Selected Character List; Appendix C. Source Materials; Index; About the Author
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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