History And Nationalist Legitimacy In Contemporary China

Author : Robert Weatherley,Qiang Zhang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137479471

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History and Nationalist Legitimacy in Contemporary China by Robert Weatherley,Qiang Zhang Pdf

This book examines how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has attempted to bolster its nationalist legitimacy through the utilisation of Chinese history. The authors identify two different modes of nationalism - aggressive and consensual - both of which are linked to the historical memory of the late Qing Dynasty and Republican era. Aggressive nationalism dwells on China’s traumatic “century of humiliation” and is intended to incite popular resentment towards former imperialist powers (particularly Japan and the US) whenever they are deemed to still be acting in a provocative manner in their dealings with China. The aim is to remind the Chinese people that the CCP liberated China from imperialism after 1949 and has since restored national pride. Consensual nationalism is more conciliatory, emphasising common historical ties with the Guomindang (KMT) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Republican era. Here, the CCP is trying to promote itself as the party of national harmony and unity, with the long-term objective being peaceful reunification with Taiwan. However, the public response in China has not always been supportive of the CCP’s claims to be the sole defender of Chinese national interests. Some critics have suggested that China would have been better off if the KMT had won the civil war instead of the CCP. Others have insisted that the party is hopelessly weak on issues of national importance and that China is no stronger now than it was during the final throes of the much-hated Qing Dynasty. This book will be of interest to research students and scholars of Chinese politics, history and international relations.

Author : Marc Andre Matten
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004219014

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Places of Memory in Modern China by Marc Andre Matten Pdf

The book offers a new approach to the discussion on the issue of Chinese national identity, providing new insights in how identity is constructed and contested. These issues are of vital concern for the understanding of contemporary China and its national consciousness.

Author : Yingjie Guo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134352272

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Cultural Nationalism in Contemporary China by Yingjie Guo Pdf

In the vast majority of literature on 'Chinese nationalism' the distinction between nation and state is rarely made, consequently nationalism usually appears as loyalty to the state rather than identification with the nation. Yet, since 1989, both the official configuration of the nation and the state's monopolized right to name the nation have come under rigorous challenge. Cultural Nationalism in Contemporary China relocates the discussion of nationalism to within a more contemporary framework which explores the disjunction between the people and the state and the relationship of each to the nation. With its challenging exploration of one of the most neglected aspects of identity in China, this book should appeal to Asianists, China watchers and all of those with an interest in cultural and sociological phenomena in East Asia.

Author : Ramesh Shankar Gupte
Publisher : New Delhi : Sterling Publishers
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015011370031

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History of Modern China by Ramesh Shankar Gupte Pdf

Author : Zheng Wang
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231148900

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Never Forget National Humiliation by Zheng Wang Pdf

Wang follows the Chinese Communist Party's ideological re-education of the public through the exploitation of China's humiliating modern history, tracking the CCP's use of history education to glorify the party, re-establish its legitimacy, consolidate national identity, and justify one-party rule in the post-Tiananmen and post-Cold War era.

Author : Pál Nyiri,Joana Breidenbach
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9786155053962

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China Inside Out by Pál Nyiri,Joana Breidenbach Pdf

The "war on terror" has generated a scramble for expertise on Islamic or Asian "culture" and revived support for area studies, but it has done so at the cost of reviving the kinds of dangerous generalizations that area studies have rightly been accused of. This book provides a much-needed perspective on area studies, a perspective that is attentive to both manifestations of "traditional culture" and the new global relationships in which they are being played out. The authors shake off the shackles of the orientalist legacy but retain a close reading of local processes. They challenge the boundaries of China and question its study from different perspectives, but believe that area studies have a role to play if their geographies are studied according to certain common problems.In the case of China, the book shows the diverse array of critical but solidly grounded research approaches that can be used in studying a society. Its approach neither trivializes nor dismisses the elusive effects of culture, and it pays attention to both the state and the multiplicity of voices that challenge it.

Author : Baogang He
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351794121

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Nationalism, National Identity and Democratization in China by Baogang He Pdf

This title was first published in 2000: This text aims to provide a clear understanding of the complex relationship that exists between nationalism, national identity, the state, the direction and trend of China's transition and the subsequent prospects for democratization. While describing the rise of Chinese nationalism and the accompanying discourse on Chinese national identity, it focuses on the national identity question and its impact on democratization. The text argues that Chinese nationalism is not monolithic and that popular Chinese nationalism attempts to exclude the role of the party-state in defining national identity. Most importantly, it has the potential to demand democratic reform and push for democratization in China. Nevertheless, the alliance between nationalism and democracy will expedient. Chinese nationalism, whether official or popular, comes into conflict with democracy when it confronts the national identity/boundary problem. They clash with each other where territoriality is involved. The Chinese nationalist solution to the problem is logically and inherently opposed to the contemporary trend towards democracy.

Author : Yongnian Zheng
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118538012

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Contemporary China by Yongnian Zheng Pdf

Using new research and considering a multidisciplinary set of factors, Contemporary China offers a comprehensive exploration of the making of contemporary China. Provides a unique perspective on China, incorporating newly published materials from within and outside China, in English and Chinese. Discusses both the societal and economic aspects of China’s development, and how these factors have affected Chinese elite politics Includes coverage of recent political scandals such as the dismissal of Bo Xilai and the intrigue surrounding the 18th National Congress elections in late 2012 Discusses the reasons for—and ramifications of—the gap that exists between western perceptions of China and China itself

Author : Suisheng Zhao
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0804750017

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A Nation-State by Construction by Suisheng Zhao Pdf

This is the first historically comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the causes, content, and consequences of nationalism in China, an ancient empire that has struggled to construct a nation-state and find its place in the modern world. It shows how Chinese political elites have competed to promote different types of nationalism linked to their political values and interests and imposed them on the nation while trying to repress other types of nationalism. In particular, the book reveals how leaders of the PRC have adopted a pragmatic strategy to use nationalism while struggling to prevent it from turning into a menace rather than a prop.

Author : C. X. George Wei,Xiaoyuan Liu
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313075995

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Chinese Nationalism in Perspective by C. X. George Wei,Xiaoyuan Liu Pdf

Wei and Liu argue that Chinese nationalism is a multifaceted concept. At different historical moments and under certain circumstances, it had different meanings and interacted with other competing motives and interests. The authors of this timely volume, all of whom are of Chinese origin and bi-national education, have produced a balanced and non-culture-bound work of scholarship. It contains diverse, provocative, and in-depth analysis of both historical and recent case studies that can shed light on the contemporary incarnation of Chinese nationalism. This interdisciplinary anthology looks at variants of Chinese nationalism upheld and contended by social groups, classes, and power-holders from the past to the present. The authors argue that nationalism can be supported by both patriotic and group- or party-oriented interest calculations. Forms of Chinese nationalism can result from situational as well as ideological conditions.

Author : Ying-Kit Chan,Fei Chen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110676136

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Alternative Representations of the Past by Ying-Kit Chan,Fei Chen Pdf

The relationship between the Chinese nation and its recent past has been fraught with contradictions and tensions. This collection aims to make sense of this complex relationship and challenge the prevalent state-centric and nation-centric modes of history writing on modern China. It explores alternative representations of the past and the salience of political conflicts and competitive histories in China, highlighting the paradoxical similarities in such representations of the past from the late nineteenth century to the present. Ultimately, this book contributes to the ongoing discussion on the politics of interpreting the past and its many manifestations in both China and other societies. “This volume will contribute to the scholarly debate on the use of the past in national history.” Tze-ki Hon, City University of Hong Kong “Alternative Representations of the Past 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.” Chang-Yau Hoon, Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Advanced Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Author : Jonathan Unger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037799981

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Chinese Nationalism by Jonathan Unger Pdf

Analytical and to some extent comparative studies examine Chinese nationalism, which the ebbing of Maoist ideology is exposing as a bedrock of loyalty to the state. The nine essays discuss the search for a nation in modern Chinese nationalism, nationalism outside the revolution, cultural imagination and state formation in postwar Taiwan, national economic identity and special economic zones, avant-garde nationalists attitude toward foreigners, and other topics. Paper edition (unseen), $24. 95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Suisheng Zhao
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317677598

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Construction of Chinese Nationalism in the Early 21st Century by Suisheng Zhao Pdf

Chinese nationalism is powered by a narrative of China's century of shame and humiliation in the hands of imperialist powers and calls for the Chinese government to redeem the past humiliations and take back all "lost territories." The continuing surge of Chinese nationalism in the early 21st century therefore has fed a roiling sense of anxiety in many political capitals about whether a virulent nationalism has emerged to make China’s rise anything but peaceful. This book addresses this anxiety by examining the domestic sources and foreign policy implications of Chinese nationalism in the early 21st century. It is divided into three parts. Part I is an overview of the scholarly debate about if the rise of Chinese nationalism has driven China’s foreign policy in a more irrational and inflexible direction in the first one and half decades of the 21st century. Part II analyzes the construction of Chinese nationalism by a variety of domestic forces, including the communist state, the angry youth (fen qing), liberal intellectuals, and ethnic groups. Part III explores whether Chinese nationalism is affirmative, assertive, or aggressive through the case studies of China’s maritime territorial disputes with Japan in the East China Sea and with several Southeast Asian countries in the South China Sea, the border controversy over the ancient Koguryo with Korea, and the cross-Taiwan Strait relations. This book was based on articles published in the Journal of Contemporary China.

Author : Cheng-tian Kuo
Publisher : Religion and Society in Asia
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : China
ISBN : 9462984395

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Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies by Cheng-tian Kuo Pdf

Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies explores the interaction between religion and nationalism in the Chinese societies of mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. On the one hand, state policies toward religions in these societies are deciphered and their implications for religious freedom and regional stability are evaluated. On the other hand, Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, Islam and folk religions are respectively analyzed in terms of their theological, organizational and political responses to the nationalist modernity projects of these states. What is new in this book on Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies is that the Chinese state has strengthened its control over religion to an unprecedented level. In particular, the Chinese state has almost completed its construction of a state religion called Chinese Patriotism. But at the same time, what is also new is the emergence of democratic civil religions in these Chinese societies.

Author : Lloyd E. Eastman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1991-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0521385911

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The Nationalist Era in China, 1927-1949 by Lloyd E. Eastman Pdf

In recent years historians of China have focused increased attention on the critical decades of National rule on the mainland. This recent scholarship has substantially modified our understanding of the political events of this momentous period, shedding light on the character of Nationalist rule and on the sources of the Communist victory in 1949. Yet no existing textbook on modern China presents the events of the period according to these new findings. The five essays in this volume were written by leading authorities on the period, and they synthesize the new research. Drawn from Volume 13 of The Cambridge History of China, they represent the most complete and stimulating political history of the period available in the literature. The essays selected deal with Nationalist rule during the Nanking decade, the Communist movement from 1927 to 1937, Nationalist rule during the Sino-Japanese War, the Communist movement during the Sino-Japanese war, and the Kuomintang-Communist struggle from 1945 to 1949.