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Act 2 Warlords, History, and the Democratic Dream
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Tan See Kam
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations viii
- Tables xi
- Series Preface xii
- Acknowledgments xv
- Introduction: Setting the Scene 1
- Act 1 Story and Structure 30
- Act 2 Warlords, History, and the Democratic Dream 85
- Act 3 Shanghai and Peking Blues: Fiction as Imagined History 103
- Act 4 The Shadowplay of Attractions and Painted Faces 119
- Act 5 Three-Women Fiction, Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies 148
- Postscript 190
- Credits 197
- Glossary 200
- Filmography 213
- Bibliography 217
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations viii
- Tables xi
- Series Preface xii
- Acknowledgments xv
- Introduction: Setting the Scene 1
- Act 1 Story and Structure 30
- Act 2 Warlords, History, and the Democratic Dream 85
- Act 3 Shanghai and Peking Blues: Fiction as Imagined History 103
- Act 4 The Shadowplay of Attractions and Painted Faces 119
- Act 5 Three-Women Fiction, Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies 148
- Postscript 190
- Credits 197
- Glossary 200
- Filmography 213
- Bibliography 217
