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Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations
Zheng Wang
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Description for Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
How could the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not only survive but even thrive, regaining the support of many Chinese citizens after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989? Why has popular sentiment turned toward anti-Western nationalism despite the anti-dictatorship democratic movements of the 1980s? And why has China been more assertive toward the United States and Japan in foreign policy but relatively conciliatory toward smaller countries in conflict? Offering an explanation for these unexpected trends, Zheng Wang follows the Communist government's ideological reeducation of the public, which relentlessly portrays China as the victim of foreign imperialist bullying during "one hundred ... Read more
How could the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not only survive but even thrive, regaining the support of many Chinese citizens after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989? Why has popular sentiment turned toward anti-Western nationalism despite the anti-dictatorship democratic movements of the 1980s? And why has China been more assertive toward the United States and Japan in foreign policy but relatively conciliatory toward smaller countries in conflict? Offering an explanation for these unexpected trends, Zheng Wang follows the Communist government's ideological reeducation of the public, which relentlessly portrays China as the victim of foreign imperialist bullying during "one hundred ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Contemporary Asia in the World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231148917
SKU
V9780231148917
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About Zheng Wang
Zheng Wang is an associate professor in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University and a global fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Reviews for Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations
A valuable, and often lively, account of a crucial aspect of modern China.
Gideon Rachman Financial Times A future world where the Chinese are at peace with their own past seems a long way away. But that is the place, as this useful study of such a difficult area, where we need to get to.
Kerry Brown Asian ... Read more
Gideon Rachman Financial Times A future world where the Chinese are at peace with their own past seems a long way away. But that is the place, as this useful study of such a difficult area, where we need to get to.
Kerry Brown Asian ... Read more