This study explores the narration of China as a nation in history education in two regions -- mainland China and Hong Kong -- that share cultural roots but different socio-political contexts. Inductive analysis of data from junior-secondary Chinese history textbooks used in the regions in the late 2010s revealed that whereas mainland China's…

This article presents an analysis of the Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall which reveals that both grew from unique political, historical, geographical, cultural, and economic circumstances. The purpose of this article is to provide new arguments for a debate that all too often has been waged with emotions, polemics, and misinformation. The…

Illustrates the experience of politically active students at Southwest Associated University (Lianda University) in the 1940s. Describes the exodus of students to the countryside where they established bases which proved to be of great political benefit when civil war broke out. (KO)

Describes the liberal heritage of academic freedom which existed at Lianda University (Southwest Associated University) in the 1940s. Examines the intellectual pluralism and student activism which pervaded the community. Discusses the significance of the December 1 Movement. Sees this movement as representative of the University students' quest…