Wartime Culture and Economy during the Sino-Japanese and Chinese Civil Wars

Conference/Symposium | November 14 | 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | IEAS Conference Room, sixth floor

Location: 2223 Fulton Street, Berkeley, CA 94720

Sponsors: Chinese Studies, Center for (CCS), The Li Ka-shing Foundation Program in Modern Chinese History at Berkeley

How did people survive during the Sino-Japanese and the Chinese Civil Wars and what role did the state play in their survival? This conference will bring together scholars across fields in social, cultural, political, and economic history to examine the various aspects of culture and economy that pertain to the daily lives of the Chinese people at this time, with topics ranging from food, clothing and shelter to mobility, communication, and organization. Was there a single "War of Resistance" or "War of Liberation" or were there significant regional and other differences all across China? The conference will address, in short, the central question of a wartime Chinese culture and economy of survival as seen in the daily lives of the Chinese people.

Event Contact: Elinor Levine, ccs@berkeley.edu, 510-643-6321