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How the War of Resistance to Japan Made and Unmade China

March 14, 2005

Rana Mitter professor, Chinese studies, Oxford University

Franziska Seraphim assistant professor, history, BC

Rana Mitter, professor of Chinese Studies at Oxford University, provides a rough sketch of the events of the Sino-Japanese War (1931-1945) and illustrates its human cost as glimpsed in the firsthand accounts of Chinese journalist Du Zhongyuan. Mitter also discusses the relevance of that conflict in understanding modern Chinese politics.

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Topics: History | Politics & Public Affairs

Tags: Anthropology | Human Rights | Military & Warfare

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