Tong Lam: 1 book
A Passion for Facts
Social Surveys and the Construction of the Chinese Nation-State, 1900–1949
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
In this path-breaking book, Tong Lam examines the emergence of the "culture of fact" in modern China, showing how elites and intellectuals sought to transform the dynastic empire into a nation-state, thereby ensuring its survival. Lam argues that an epistemological break away from traditional...
