A passion for facts

Lam, Tong, 1967-

A passion for facts social surveys and the construction of the Chinese nation state, 1900-1949 / [electronic resource] : Tong Lam. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011. - xiii, 263 p. - Asia Pacific modern ; 9 . - Asia Pacific modern ; 9. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The rise of the fact and the re-imagining of China -- From divide and count to combine and count -- Foolish people versus soulstealers -- The nationalization of facts and the affective state -- Time, space, and state effect -- China as a social laboratory.


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2013.
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Social surveys--History--China--20th century.


China--Social conditions--1912-1949.
China--Social policy.


Electronic books.

HN740.Z9 / S6752 2011eb

300.72/051