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Never Forget National Humiliation - Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations (Paperback)
Series: Contemporary Asia in the World
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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? Offering an explanation for these unexpected trends,
Zheng Wang follows the Communist government's ideological
reeducation of the public, which relentlessly portrays China as the
victim of foreign imperialist bullying during "one hundred years of
humiliation." By concentrating on the telling and teaching of
history in today's China, Wang illuminates the thinking of the
young patriots who will lead this rising power in the twenty-first
century. Wang visits China's primary schools and memory sites and
reads its history textbooks, arguing that China's rise should not
be viewed through a single lens, such as economics or military
growth, but from a more comprehensive perspective that takes
national identity and domestic discourse into account. Since it is
the prime raw material for constructing China's national identity,
historical memory is the key to unlocking the inner mystery of the
Chinese. From this vantage point, Wang tracks the CCP's use of
history education to glorify the party, reestablish its legitimacy,
consolidate national identity, and justify one-party rule in the
post-Tiananmen and post-Cold War era. The institutionalization of
this manipulated historical consciousness now directs political
discourse and foreign policy, and Wang demonstrates its important
role in China's rise.
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Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Contemporary Asia in the World |
Release date: |
April 2014 |
First published: |
April 2014 |
Authors: |
Zheng Wang
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-14891-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
International relations >
General
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LSN: |
0-231-14891-7 |
Barcode: |
9780231148917 |
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