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by Pierre Fuller
September 2, 2019

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Since acquiring my Phd in History from the University of California, Irvine, I’ve held permanent positions in History departments in the UK (University of Manchester) and in Australia (Monash University) before joining the Center for History at Sciences Po Paris in 2021. Before turning to historical research, I worked as a stringer and copy editor at The Japan Times in Tokyo where I also briefly presented the news for InterFM radio, and have had a keen interest in print media and other forms of news production and commentary that lasts to this day.

'Modern Erasures unveils the untold story of China in pursuit of modernity. Through the juxtaposition of civic values and nation building, and hegemonic violence and communal legacy, it offers a sobering view of revolutionary history and its disavowal. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this is a great book.'
David Der-wei Wang, Harvard University

‘In a sophisticated, intriguingly sourced, and often brilliantly argued book, Fuller illustrates how the modern (revolutionary) project was grounded on the erasure of civic and community values from the pre-revolutionary (“traditional”) rural society, and perhaps more importantly, he shows how in this respect the supposedly anti-colonial discourse shared by May Fourth intellectuals, Guomindang educators, and communist revolutionaries mirrored the colonizing rhetoric of Christian missionaries and Western observers.’
Fabio Lanza, University of Arizona, in Journal of Asian Studies

'Through an investigation of disaster, memory, and epistemic violence, Modern Erasures shows how certain understandings of the Chinese past fostered and justified revolutionary violence. Fuller claims, provocatively and compellingly, that the violence of the Mao era was extraordinary but that it was also consistent with the broader logics of the May Fourth discourses that shaped China's 20th century.'
Aminda Smith, Michigan State University

Banner photo credit: P. Fuller,
Haiyuan, Ningxia, China, 2017.

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