“This volume will contribute to the scholarly debate on the use of the past in national history.” , City University of Hong Kong “ presents a collection of essays that critically examine the ways in which the contradicting and contested enterprise of history has been politicized in China. As ‘memory is past made present’, the meticulous re-evaluation of Chinese history by the contributors of this volume promises to offer readers valuable insights into contemporary China.” , Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam