從晚清時期開始，越王勾踐臥薪嚐膽的故事廣為傳頌，著名歷史學家柯文（Paul A. Cohen）提出，這一文化現象的原因實與中國人一百多年來飽受國難、蒙受國恥有關。在本書中，他探賾鈎深，剖析了不同敘事方式中勾踐形像與內蘊之異變，由此而呈現了中國二十世紀政治文化的風雲變幻，其獨到的視角，使人能從多角度理解二十世紀政治文化的變化。
CHINESE AVIATION is a detailed study of aviation in China. More than 400 different types of aircraft from many of the world's aircraft manufacturing countries were used in China during the period before 1949! In addition a number of types were developed and produced inside China. Chinese aviation was in fact much more extensive and diversified than has previoualy been generally understood. The main scope of the book is aircraft and aviation in China during the period prior to 1937. Chinese Air Force operations. especially during the war with Japen. have been treated elsewhere and are normally not detailed here. For the 1937-1949 period the focus is mainly on aircraft acquisition, organistation and the general development of aviation in China.
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