LEADER 03920nam 22005655 450 001 9910255294903321 005 20251030101934.0 010 $a9781137479471 010 $a1137479477 024 7 $a10.1057/978-1-137-47947-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000001633019 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-137-47947-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4987974 035 $a(PPN)259453927 035 $a(Perlego)3500819 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001633019 100 $a20170830d2017 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHistory and Nationalist Legitimacy in Contemporary China $eA Double-Edged Sword /$fby Robert Weatherley, Qiang Zhang 205 $a1st ed. 2017. 210 1$aLondon :$cPalgrave Macmillan UK :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (IX, 205 p.) 311 08$a9781137479464 311 08$a1137479469 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 1. Turning to Nationalism - Another Crisis of Regime Legitimacy for the CCP -- 2. Aggressive Nationalism - Utilising the Yuanmingyuan Incident -- 3. Aggressive Nationalism - The Legacy of Japanese Imperialism in China -- 4. Consensual Nationalism - The KMT and the Second Sino-Japanese War -- 5. Consensual Nationalism - The Republican Era and the Rise of Republican Fever -- Conclusion. . 330 $aThis book examines how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has attempted to bolster its nationalist legitimacy through the utilisation of Chinese history. The authors identify two different modes of nationalism - aggressive and consensual - both of which are linked to the historical memory of the late Qing Dynasty and Republican era. Aggressive nationalism dwells on China?s traumatic ?century of humiliation? and is intended to incite popular resentment towards former imperialist powers (particularly Japan and the US) whenever they are deemed to still be acting in a provocative manner in their dealings with China. The aim is to remind the Chinese people that the CCP liberated China from imperialism after 1949 and has since restored national pride. Consensual nationalism is more conciliatory, emphasising common historical ties with the Guomindang (KMT) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Republican era. Here, the CCP is trying to promote itself as the party of national harmony andunity, with the long-term objective being peaceful reunification with Taiwan. However, the public response in China has not always been supportive of the CCP?s claims to be the sole defender of Chinese national interests. Some critics have suggested that China would have been better off if the KMT had won the civil war instead of the CCP. Others have insisted that the party is hopelessly weak on issues of national importance and that China is no stronger now than it was during the final throes of the much-hated Qing Dynasty. This book will be of interest to research students and scholars of Chinese politics, history and international relations. . 606 $aAsia$xPolitics and government 606 $aWorld politics 606 $aCommunication in politics 606 $aAsian Politics 606 $aPolitical History 606 $aPolitical Communication 615 0$aAsia$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aWorld politics. 615 0$aCommunication in politics. 615 14$aAsian Politics. 615 24$aPolitical History. 615 24$aPolitical Communication. 676 $a320.95 700 $aWeatherley$b Robert$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0505745 702 $aZhang$b Qiang$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910255294903321 996 $aHistory and Nationalist Legitimacy in Contemporary China$92177091 997 $aUNINA