A Passion for Facts: Social Surveys and the Construction of the Chinese Nation-State, 1900-1949 by Tong Lam

A Passion for Facts: Social Surveys and the Construction of the Chinese Nation-State, 1900-1949

Asia Pacific Modern

Tong Lam

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In this path-breaking book, Tong Lam examines the emergence of the "culture of fact" in modern China, showing how elites and intellectuals sought to transform the dynastic empire into a nation-state, thereby ensuring its survival. Lam argues that ...

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