Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. National Origins and Local Identity Museums of Premodern History 27
6. Chapter 2. Exhibiting the Revolution The Museum of the Chinese Revolution 45
7. Chapter 3. Commodification and Nostalgia Revolutionary History in the Era of the Market Economy 75
8. Chapter 4. Martyrdom and Memory Monuments, Memorials, and Museums for Dead Heroes 95
9. Chapter 5. Martial Glory and the Power of the State Military Museums 116
10. Chapter 6. Heroic Resistance and Victims of Atrocity Negotiating the Memory of Japanese Imperialism 133
11. Chapter 7. Heroic Models and Exemplary Leaders Memorial Halls 153
12. Chapter 8. Literary Politics and Cultural Heritage Modern Literature Museums 177
13. Chapter 9. Ethnic Minorities and the Construction of National Identity Ethnographic Museums 199
14. Chapter 10. Revolutionary Memory and National Landscape Red Tourism 214
15. Chapter 11. Museums of the Future Municipal Urban Planning Exhibition Halls 243
16. Conclusion 265
17. Notes 269
18. Glossary 299
19. Bibliography 309
20. Index 337
21. About the Author 351