Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the portrayal of the War of Resistance Against Japan in the school history textbooks of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to 1982, prior to the 1982 Textbook Incident. It starts by outlining the core narrative of the War of Resistance as depicted in these textbooks over the given period. Subsequently, the paper analyzes the shifts and continuities in this narrative over the designated period. Subsequently, it concludes that the Chinese Communist Party regime exhibited a preference for portraying the war as a tragically heroic struggle led by the party. Furthermore, it argues that both the War of Resistance itself and its tragic elements played significant roles in the regime’s endeavors in nation-building prior to 1982.
Source: Culture as Text
Author: Chan Yang
Institution: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
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OpenAlex ID: W4403712917