Cultural Nationalism in Contemporary China

by Yingjie Guo

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134352272
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Series:	Routledge Studies on China in Transition
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Yingjie Guo is a lecturer in Chinese Studies at the Institute for International Studies, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

Table of Contents

1. Rethinking Nation and Nationalism: Concepts, Positions and Approaches2. Renationalizing the State: Class and Nation and the Party-state3. Rewriting National History: The 'Zeng Guofan Phenomenon'4. Reconstructing a Confucian Nation: The Confucian Revival5. Repossessing the Mother Tongue: Chinese Characters, Traditional Forms and Cultural Linguistics6. Reclaiming the 'Othered' China: Nationalist Appropriations of Postcolonialism

Editorial Reviews

'Guo's study constitutes a major contribution to the unveiling of the ideological dimension of current discourses of cultural nationalism. Were the book to be read in China, it might help avert the entrenchment of a new nationalism, over which would inevitably reign an old, smiling, and undisputed Confucius.' - The China Quarterly

'Guo's book is a significant contribution to the discussion on Chinese nationalism, and a well-resourced account of the recent development and promotion of elite perceptions of nationhood and national identity from a cultural perspective.' - China Journal

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