ABOUT THE BOOK
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Despite its comparatively monolithic-constitutive base in terms of a Han
majority, China incessantly struggles to establish its legitimacy, both
domestically and internationally, Towards this endeavor, China is increasingly
relying on manifestation of soft-power techniques by creating a cultural
ambience of the peaceful rise of China to achieve its nationalistic goals,
further reinforced by an endemic discourse of nationalism. This work identifies
a range of structural as well as personality factors which continue to shape
the trajectory of domestic Chinese nationalism and its projection
internationally. Beginning with the delineation of ‘nationalism as understood
by China’s political leadership’ such as Sun Yatsen and Mao Zedong, a detailed
analysis of the Chinese public and sphere in terms of its Internet, Literature,
Cinema and Sports, especially the Beijing Olympics in 2008, has been made. The
book will be of enduring interest to both scholars and students of Chinese as
well as practitioners and policymakers interested in China.
ABOUT Author
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Bhavna Singh is a Doctoral
Research Scholar at the Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International
Studies, Jawaharal Nehru University. Alumna of the Lady Shri Ram College, she
has been working with the China Research Programme at the Institute of Peace
and Conflict Studies (IPCS) since June 2010. She is currently involved in
projects related to Chinese nationalism, especially Conflict and Integration in
Xinjiang, Tibet and Inner Mongolia and China’s foreign policy with regards to
US, Japan, India and Central Asia.