Places of Memory in Modern China

Marc Andre Matten (Ph.D. 2007, University of Bonn, Germany) is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Chinese History at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. He has published extensively on the issues of Chinese nationalism and national identity, including The Borders of Being Chinese – On the Creation of National Identity in 20th century China (German, Harrassowitz, 2009).

• 1. History, Memory, and Identity in Modern China Marc Andre Matten Leaders and Their Legacy2. Qin Shihuang’s Terracotta Warriors – Commemorating the Cultural State David J. Davies3. The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei: A Contested Place of Memory Marc Andre Matten4. A Place Where Great Men Rest? The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall Daniel LeeseThe Ubiquitous Past—Present and Lost5. A Rock, a Text, and a Tablet: Making the Song Emperor’s Terrace a Lieu de Mémoire Hon Tze-ki6. China Resists: Humen as a Site of Memory James Flath7. The Ruins of Yuanmingyuan: Or, How to Enjoy a National Wound Lee Haiyan8. Yan’an as a Site of Memory in Socialist and Postsocialist China Kirk Denton

"The concept of the politically charged 'site of memory' inspires college courses and academic conferences, but this is the first volume to focus entirely on the phenomenon in China."Shana J. Brown, University of Hawai'i, Manoa, Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 72 Number 1 (Feb. 2013)“Places of Memory in Modern China exemplifies the methodological flexibility offered by memory theory. For these reasons, I enthusiastically recommend the volume for scholars in Chinese studies, historians of 'modern' China, and students of collective memory more generally.”Todd M. Goehle, Frontiers of History in China Vol. 8 Issue 3This excellent volume of collected essays represents the maturation of memory studies in the field of modern Chinese history.Vera Schwarcz, Monumenta Serica 61 (2013)