LEADER 02704oam 2200469 450 001 9910820956203321 005 20170523091620.0 010 $a988-220-769-3 010 $a1-282-75026-7 010 $a9786612750267 010 $a988-220-533-X 035 $a(OCoLC)664682165 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL4QUE 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000067163 100 $a20101005d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhither Taiwan and mainland China $enational identity, the state, and intellectuals /$fZhidong Hao 210 $aHong Kong $cHong Kong University Press$d2010 210 1$aHong Kong :$cHong Kong University Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 232 pages) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based on print version record. 311 $a962-209-100-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aNational identity, nationalism, the state, and intellectuals -- Imagining Taiwan (1): Japanization, re-sinicization, and the role of intellectuals -- Imagining Taiwan (2): de-sinicization under Lee and Chen and the role of intellectuals -- Imagining China (1): from culturalism to the Three Principles of the People -- Imagining China (2): the CCP's Chinese nationalism and the role of intellectuals after 1949 -- Imagining a hybrid of federation and confederation -- Obstacles to integration: what does it take for the two sides of the Taiwan strait to reconcile? -- Conclusions: Whither Taiwan and China and what the state and intellectuals can do in shaping national identities across the Taiwan strait. 330 $aThis is one of the few books that argues for a feasible compromise solution to the political conflict across the Taiwan Strait that still troubles greater China. The author elaborates on the factors both enabling and constraining the formation of a hybrid federation and confederation. In a unique way he deals with the role of the state and intellectuals (organic, professional, and critical) as well as their interaction in shaping national identities. The important questions raised are: Can China become a true world leader? Will Taiwan be a key player in China's transformation? The book should 607 $aChina$xRelations$zTaiwan 607 $aTaiwan$xRelations$zChina 607 $aChina$xIntellectual life 607 $aTaiwan$xIntellectual life 676 $a327.5105124/9 700 $aHao$b Zhidong$f1952-$0289829 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820956203321 996 $aWhither Taiwan and mainland China$94064399 997 $aUNINA