Reinventing China

A sober, sweeping history lecture that feels like watching a nation's hopes rise and shatter, over and over.

Created by

Ilana Navaro, Karim Miské

Genres

Documentary, War & politics

Starring

Karim Miské, Timothy brook, Anne Cheng

Overview

China's history of the last 200 years seems like a boomerang, returning to the West what it once unleashed. The series reveals how devastating the struggles for identity and power have been for the population since the fall of the "Middle Kingdom," and how closely these tragedies are intertwined with our own. Great hopes were placed in a wide variety of visions for the future—and each time, bitter disappointment ensued. From the decline of the empire to its resurgence as a superpower, China's history is both a dream and a nightmare, in which human life is of little value.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, identity, politics, class

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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