2. Discomforts of Temporal Anomie

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Introduction: Chinese Visions of History and Dystopia 1
5. 2. Discomforts of Temporal Anomie 33
6. 3. Projections of Historical Repetition 73
7. 4. Alienation from the Group 119
8. 5. Anarchy: Social, Moral, and Cosmic 157
9. 6. Conclusion: The End of History, Dystopia, and “New” Historical Novels? 197
10. List of Chinese Characters 209
11. Notes 211
12. Bibliography 239
13. Index 265