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1 online resource (xiii, 293 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Contemporary Asia in the world
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Contemporary Asia in the world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has not only survived but thrived in the post-Cold War era, regaining the support of Chinese citizens after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989. Popular sentiment has turned toward anti-Western nationalism despite the internally-driven, anti-dictatorship democratic movements of the 1980s, and China has shown more assertion toward the United States and Japan in matters of foreign policy, while, at the same time, acting relatively conciliatory toward smaller countries in conflict. Offering an explanation for these unusual events, Zheng Wang follows the communi. |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations and Tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. Historical Memory, Identity, and Politics; 2. Chosen Glory, Chosen Trauma; 3. From "All-Under-Heaven" to a Nation-State: National Humiliation and National 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; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
China -- Foreign relations -- 1949-
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China. |
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International relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1949- |
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China -- Politics and government -- 1949-
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Politics and government. |
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China -- Foreign relations -- Psychological aspects.
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Psychological aspects. |
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Collective memory -- Political aspects -- China.
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Collective memory. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Historical memory in Chinese politics and foreign relations |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Wang, Zheng, 1968- Never forget national humiliation. New York : Columbia University Press, 2012 9780231148900 (DLC) 2012015969 (OCoLC)775411413 |
| ISBN |
9780231520164 (electronic book) |
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0231520166 (electronic book) |
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9780231148900 |
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0231148909 |
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9780231148917 |
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0231148917 |
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