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"Until the 19th century, Confucian China was arguably the most important economic and political power in East and Southeast Asia. The fall of the Confucian empire in the early 20th century paved the way for the development of Chinese nationalism which was seen as the only means by which the country could regain its importance as a regional and global power. The changing position of contemporary China in the world and the revaluation of Confucianism combined with nationalist and patriotic tendencies, brings into question the role that historical consciousness plays in China's national and international identity. This important collection discusses the history of Chinese nationalism and the issue of traditionalism vs. modernity in Chinese political thinking, and investigates the geopolitical impact of China's rise in its immediately adjacent regions, as well as its functioning in organizations of global governance. It thus assesses China's contemporary national and international identity against the background of its Confucian and nationalist history"--
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Introduction; Bart Dessein PART I: HISTORICAL CONCIOUSNESS 1. Chinese Nationalists under Manchu Emperors: The Origins of Chinese Nationalism in the 19th and Early 20th Century; Julia Schneider 2. Radical Confucianism: The Critique of Imperial Orthodoxy in Guocui xuebao (1905-1911); Tze-ki Hon 3. History and Historical Consciousness in Contemporary China: Political Confucianism, Spiritual Confucianism, and the Politics of Spirit; Ady Van den Stock 4. All-under-Heaven and the Chinese Nation-state; Bart Dessein PART II: CHINA AND HER PERIPHERY 5. Subjective Knowledge Foundation of the Cross-Straits International Peace Discourse; Hung-jen Wang 6. Universal and Asian Values in East Asian Regionalism. Japan's 'New Asianism' after the Cold War; Kristof Elsen 7. Diversifying Narratives: Perceptions of a Weak Japan Facing a Rising China; Tine Walravens 8. Hiding Behind the Tribute: Status, Symbol, and Power in Sino-Southeast Asian Relations, Past and Present; Bruno Hellendorff 9. The Indo-Pacific: The New Great Game between China and the United States; Tanguy Struye de Swielande 10. Nationalism, Historical Consciousness and Regional Stability: Rising China as a Regional Power and Its New Assertiveness in the South China Sea; Emile Kok Kheng Yeoh 11. China's Rise in Central Asia: The Dragon enters the Heart of Eurasia; Thierry Kellner PART III: CHINA AND THE WORLD AT LARGE 12. The Rise of China Within Global Governance; Niall Duggan 13. China's Rise as a Geopolitical Identity of the European Union; Frank Gaenssmantel 14. Is China on the Verge of a Weltpolitik? A Comparison of the Current Shift in the Balance of Power between China and the West and the Shift between Great Britain ad Wilhelmine Germany; Jean-Christophe Defraigne Epilogue; Bart Dessein
