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PREFACE
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Chapter 1
THE HILLS AND STREAMS ECHO WITH THE OCEAN'S ROAR: WESTERN INFLUENCES IN THE WAKE OF THE OPIUM WAR
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Chapter 2
CONFLICT AND TRANSFORMATION: THE FINE ARTS REVOLUTION AND CHINESE-STYLE PAINTING
94 /
Chapter 3
THE VICTORY OF SCIENCE: MODERN ART EDUCATION, REALISM, DEBATES, AND PAINTERS
134 /
Chapter 4
THE CLOUDS IN THE WESTERN SKY: MODERNIST ART, INTELLECTUAL TRENDS, AND ENCOUNTERS
178 /
Chapter 5
THE KNIFE-BLADE OF THE TIMES: LEFT-WING ART, YAN'AN ART, AND ART UNDER THE KMT
230 /
Chapter 6
SONG OF PRAISE FOR THE NEW CHINA: ART IN THE PERIOD OF SOCIAL RECOVERY AND CONSTRUCTION
268 /
Chapter 7
REVOLUTION IN BRUSH AND INK: THE TRANSFORMATION OF GUOHUA AND PAINTERS IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE
304 /
Chapter 8
ART AS A POLITICAL TOOL: CLASS STRUGGLE AND THE ART OF THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION PERIOD
348 /
Chapter 9
SEPARATED AND REMARRIED: ART IN TAIWAN AND HONG KONG
384 /
Chapter 10
THE BEGINNINGS OF SKEPTICISM: SCAR ART, STARS ART SHOWS, AND THE ORIGINS OF MODERNISM
426 /
Chapter 11
THE REBORN MODERN: THE '85 MOVEMENT AND THE BUDS OF MODERNISM
486 /
Chapter 12
THE REVIVAL OF TRADITION: NEW LITERATI PAINTING AND EXPERIMENTAL INK AND WASH
506 /
Chapter 13
MOVING TO THE CONTEMPORARY: NEW ART AND ARTISTS
558 /
Chapter 14
THE OPENING UP OF CONCEPTS: ART WITHIN PLURALIST STRUCTURES
616 /
Chapter 15
THE SYSTEM AND CHANGE: THE ART OF THE NEW CENTURY
656 /
Illustrations
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Index of names
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About the authors
