Nationalism, democracy and national integration in China / / edited by Leong H. Liew and Shaoguang Wang

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451035903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-134-39750-X; 1-280-40308-X; 0-203-40429-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Collana: RoutledgeCurzon contemporary China series
• Altri autori (Persone): LiewLeong H; WangShaoguang <1954->
• Disciplina: 320.54/0951
• Soggetti: Nationalism - China; Democracy - China; Electronic books.; China Politics and government 1976-2002
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Nationalism, Democracy and National Integration in China; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Part I: Introduction; 1.The nexus between nationalism, democracy and national integration: Leong H. Liew and Doug Smith; Part II: Democracy and Chinese nationalism; 2. Barking up the wrong tree: the liberal-nationalist debate on democracy and identity: Yingjie Guo; 3. The rise of neo-nationalism and the New Left: a postcolonial and postmodern perspective: Mobo Changfan Gao; Part III: Chinese nationalism and Sino-US relations; 4.Chinese nationalism and the Belgrade embassy bombing: Ben Hillman5. Chinese nationalism and Sino-US relations: the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade: Joseph Cheng and Kinglun Ngok; Part IV: Taiwanese nationalism; 6. Taiwan's evolving nationalism: ideology for independence: C.L. Chiou; 7.The political formation of Taiwanese nationalism: Chia-lung Lin; Part V: Market, democracy and national integration; 8.China's minorities and national integration: Colin Mackerras; 9. China's national identity: a source of ; conflict between democracy and state nationalism: Baogang He; 10. Reaching out to Taiwan, keeping in Xinjiang: the impact of marketization and globalization on national integration: Leong H. LiewPart VI: Institutions promotingnational integration; 11. For national unity: the political logic of fiscal transferin China: Shaoguang Wang; 12. Nationalism, the Chinese defenceculture and the People's Liberation Army: Ji You; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the changing role of nationalism in China in the light of the immense political and economic changes there during the 1990s. It analyses recent debates between the nationalists (New Left) and liberals in China and examines the roles played by state-sponsored and populist nationalism in China's foreign relations with the West in general and the USA in particular. The issues of Taiwanese nationalism and Tibet and Xinjiang separatism are discussed, with a focus on the questions of the impact of globalisation on national integration or fragmentation and the relationship between