China's Selective Identities - State, Ideology and Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book discusses the role of selective identities in shaping China's position in regional and global affairs. It does so by using the concept of the political transition of power, and argues that by taking on different types of identities-of state, ideology and culture-the Chinese government has adjusted China's identity to different kinds of audiences. By adopting different kinds of "self", China has secured its relatively peaceful transition within the existing system and, in the meantime, strengthened its capacity to place its principles within that system. To its immediate neighbors, China presents itself as a state that needs clearcut borders. In relation to the developing world (Global South), the PRC narrates "self" as an ideology with the banner of materialism, equality and justice. To its third "audience", the developed world (mainly Europe), China presents itself as a peaceful, innocent cultural construct based primarily on Confucius' passive approach. By bringing these three identities into "one Chinese body" ( , sanwei yiti), China's policymakers skillfully maneuver and build the country's position in the arena of global affairs.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Global Political Transitions
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2019
Authors:	Dominik Mierzejewski • Bartosz Kowalski
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	235
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-981-13-0163-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy
LSN:	981-13-0163-8
Barcode:	9789811301636

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