R. Keith Schoppa, "Blood Road: The Mystery of Shen Dingyi in Revolutionary China," (University of California Press, 2023)

This innovative work is the first to approach the awakening of China as a historical problem in its own right, and to locate this problem within the broader history of the rise of modern China. It analyzes the link between the awakening of China as a historical narrative and the awakening of the Chinese people as a political technique for building a sovereign and independent state. In sum, it asks what we mean when we say that China "woke up" in this century. Awakening of China as Historical Problem Rise of Modern China China’s Historical Narrative and Awakening Chinese Sovereignty and Independence Political Awakening of Chinese People China’s Path to Statehood National Identity in Modern China Historical Analysis of China’s Rise China’s Sovereign State Development Concept of China "Waking Up" East Asian Studies Podcasts Chinese History Podcasts 20th Century Chinese History