Chinese Nationalism in the Global Era by Christopher R Hughes

Chinese Nationalism in the Global Era by Christopher R Hughes

Presenting an analysis of the tension between nationalism and globalization in China since the beginning of the ‘reform and opening’ period in the late 1970s to the present day, this book makes a unique contribution to the on-going debate on the nature of Chinese nationalism. It shows how nationalism is used to link together key areas of policy-making, including economic policy, national unification and foreign policy. Hughes provides historical context to the debate by examining how nationalism became incorporated into the ideology of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1980s and the ways in which this strengthened and combined with globalization discourse through the domestic crisis of the Tiananmen Massacre and the external shock of the Cold War’s conclusion. The different perspectives towards this resulting orthodoxy are discussed, including those of the state and dissent in mainland China and the alternative views from Taiwan and Hong Kong. Based on Chinese sources throughout, this book offers a systematic treatment of Chinese nationalism, providing conceptual insights that allow the reader to grasp the complex weave of Chinese nationalist sentiment today and its implications for the future.

'Offers a very interesting insight into the foreign policy debates in Beijing, especially over the past decade' - The Guardian

Christopher R. Hughes is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics, where he was Director of the Asia Research Centre, 2002-2005. He has published extensively on Chinese nationalism, including Taiwan and Chinese Nationalism (Routledge, 1997) and China and the Internet: Politics of the Digital Leap Forward (ed. with Gudrun Wacker) (Routledge, 2003).

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ISBN 13	9780415182669
ISBN 10	0415182662
Title	Chinese Nationalism in the Global Era
Author	Christopher R Hughes
Series	Politics In Asia
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2006-03-02
Number of pages	196
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