China's New Nationalism

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At a time when the direction of China's foreign and domestic policies have profound ramifications worldwide, Gries offers a rare, in-depth look at the nature of China's new nationalism particularly as it involves Sino-American and Sino-Japanese relations.

Description

"Three American missiles hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in May 1999. Americans view this event as an appalling and tragic mistake. Many Chinese see it as a "barbaric" and intentional "criminal act"--The latest in a long series of Western aggressions against China. Peter Hays Gries explores how perception and sentiment have influenced the growth of popular nationalism in China. At a time when China's foreign and domestic policies have profound ramifications worldwide, Gries offers a rare, in-depth look at the nature of China's new nationalism, particularly as it affects Sino-American and Sino-Japanese relations, two bilateral associations that carry extraordinary implications for peace and stability in the twenty-first century." "Gries traces the emergence of this new nationalism through recent Chinese books, magazines, movies, television shows, posters, and cartoons. Anti-Western sentiment, once created and encouraged by China's ruling PRC, has been taken up independently by a new generation of Chinese. Deeply rooted in narratives about past "humiliations" at the hands of the West and impassioned nations of Chinese identity, popular nationalism is now undermining the Communist Party's monopoly of political discourse, threatening the regime's stability. As readable as it is closely researched, this timely book analyzes the impact that popular nationalism will have on twenty-first century China and the world."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

• China's New Nationalism: Pride, Politics, and Diplomacy (Philip E. Lilienthal Books)HardcoverUniversity of California Press2004-01-30
• China's New NationalismPaperbackUniversity of California Press2005-07-05