A Nation-State by Construction: Dynamics of Modern Chinese Nationalism - Softcover

Suisheng Zhao

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804750017 ISBN 13: 9780804750011

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This is the first historically comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the causes, content, and consequences of nationalism in China, an ancient empire that has struggled to construct a nation-state and find its place in the modern world. It shows how Chinese political elites have competed to promote different types of nationalism linked to their political values and interests and imposed them on the nation while trying to repress other types of nationalism. In particular, the book reveals how leaders of the PRC have adopted a pragmatic strategy to use nationalism while struggling to prevent it from turning into a menace rather than a prop.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“In this major work, Zhao examines the concept of nationalism in the context of modern Chinese history, exhibiting a total command of a huge body of literature by both Chinese and Western scholars.”—Lucien W. Pye, Foreign Affairs
“Suisheng Zhao adds this thorough and illuminating study to his previous work on the People’s Republic of China....Throughout the book Zhao shows an admirable breadth of understanding of both Western and Chinese writings about nationalism.”—China Review International

About the Author:

Suisheng Zhao is Associate Professor at the University of Denver's Graduate School of International Studies, and Executive Director of its Center for China-U.S. Cooperation. He is the founder and editor of the Journal of Contemporary China and has authored and edited five books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0804750017
• ISBN 13: 9780804750011
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 372