History and Nationalist Legitimacy in Contemporary China: A Double-Edged Sword

by Qiang Zhang and Robert Weatherley

This 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137479469
• ISBN13: 9781137479464
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"