Chinese nationalism in a global era

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Title:

Author:

Hughes, Christopher R., 1960-

ISBN:

9780415182652

9780415182669

Personal Author:

Hughes, Christopher R., 1960-

Publication Information:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Physical Description:

x, 184 p. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Politics in Asia series

Series Title:

Politics in Asia series

Contents:

Introduction: Chinese nationalism in the global era -- The globalization of nationalism under "reform and opening" -- After 1989 : nationalism and the new global elite -- Globalization and its discontents -- What kind of a status quo power?

Abstract:

"Chinese Nationalism in the Global Era presents an analysis of the tension between nationalism and globalisation in China since the beginning of the 'reform and opening' period in the late 1970s to the present day. It makes a unique contribution to the on-going debate on the nature of Chinese nationalism by showing how nationalism is used to link together key areas of policy-making including economic policy, national unification and foreign policy. The book looks in detail at the areas of policy-making where the preservation of Chinese identity and the impact of external influences, such as education and information technology, converge."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Nationalism -- China.

Geographic Term:

China -- Politics and government -- 1976-

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2005023709-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005023709.html

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Presenting an analysis of the tension between nationalism and globalization in China since the beginning of the 'reform and opening' period in the late 1970s to the present day, this book makes a unique contribution to the on-going debate on the nature of Chinese nationalism. It shows how nationalism is used to link together key areas of policy-making, including economic policy, national unification and foreign policy.

Hughes provides historical context to the debate by examining how nationalism became incorporated into the ideology of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1980s and the ways in which this strengthened and combined with globalization discourse through the domestic crisis of the Tiananmen Massacre and the external shock of the Cold War's conclusion. The different perspectives towards this resulting orthodoxy are discussed, including those of the state and dissent in mainland China and the alternative views from Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Based on Chinese sources throughout, this book offers a systematic treatment of Chinese nationalism, providing conceptual insights that allow the reader to grasp the complex weave of Chinese nationalist sentiment today and its implications for the future.