Never Forget National Humiliation - Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations

How could the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not only survive but even thrive, regaining the support of many Chinese citizens after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989? Why has popular sentiment turned toward anti-Western nationalism despite the anti-dictatorship democratic movements of the 1980s? And why has China been more assertive toward the United States and Japan in foreign policy but relatively conciliatory toward smaller countries in conflict?

Sommario

List of Illustrations and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: From Tank Man to China's New Patriots
1. Historical Memory, Identity, and Politics
2. Chosen Glory, Chosen Trauma
3. From All-Under-Heaven to a Nation-State: Humiliation and Nation-Building
4. From Victor to Victim: The Patriotic Education Campaign
5. From Vanguard to Patriot: Reconstructing the Chinese Communist Party
6. From Earthquake to Olympics: New Trauma, New Glory
7. Memory, Crises, and Foreign Relations
8. Memory, Textbooks, and Sino-Japanese Reconciliation
9. Memory, Nationalism, and China's Rise
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Zheng Wang is an associate professor in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University and a global fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Relazione

"This work is highly recommended for general readers as well as Asia scholars. It is a must for any serious library collection on Asia. Essential." - Choice

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Zheng Wang, Wang Zheng
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9780231148917
• ISBN: 978-0-231-14891-7
• Pagine: 312
• Serie: Contemporary Asia in the World; Contemporary Asia in the World
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Politics and government, Asian History