Description
Borderland Memories provides a comprehensive analysis of historical identity construction in post-Mao China’s frontier regions. Martin T. Fromm investigates how borderland communities have engaged with their past following the dramatic political and social transformations of the reform era.
The book explores the tensions between local historical narratives and state-sanctioned versions of history, examining how different communities—including ethnic minorities and Han Chinese populations—have sought to preserve and redefine their cultural heritage. Through detailed archival research and ethnographic fieldwork, Fromm demonstrates how memory practices, commemorative activities, and historical narratives have become sites of contestation and negotiation between grassroots and governmental actors.
Part of the Cambridge Studies in the History of the People’s Republic of China series, this work contributes significantly to our understanding of contemporary Chinese identity politics and the enduring legacy of Maoist rule in peripheral regions.
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