Part I: The Origin of Modern Public History in China

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents IX
4. Author Biography XIII
5. Introduction: Complex Public History 1
6. Part I: The Origin of Modern Public History in China 17
7. Part II: Past Making in the Present: Presentations and Patterns
8. Chapter 1 Chinese and the Pasts: Exploring Historical Consciousness of Ordinary Chinese 45
9. Chapter 2 Oral History: History, Memory, and Identity 62
10. Chapter 3 Family Narrative, Personal Memory, and Public History 93
11. Chapter 4 Museums and the Public 118
12. Chapter 5 When Environmental History Goes Public 144
13. Chapter 6 Performing History: Cultural Memory in the Present 169
14. Chapter 7 Playing the Past: Historical Video Games as Participatory Public History 193
15. Chapter 8 Public History: The Future of Teaching the Past 219
16. Part III: Prosuming History: A Paradigm Shift 237
17. Epilogue: The Future of China’s Past 257
18. Glossary (Chinese Characters) 265
19. Permissions 269
20. Bibliography 271
21. Index 287