Memories of the Future: National Identity Issues and the Search for a New Taiwan

Memories of the Future: National Identity Issues and the Search for a New Taiwan
ISBN-10
0765607921
ISBN-13
9780765607928
Series
Memories of the Future
Category
History
Pages
285
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe
Authors
Stéphane Corcuff, Robert Edmondson

Description

Mainly focusing on the transition in national identity experienced during the last years of Lee Teng-hui's tenure as President of Taiwan, ten essays, presented by Corcuff (Asian politics and Chinese language, U. de la Rochelle, France) explore how residents of Taiwan have begun to differentiate themselves from China in the past two decades. After exploring some of the historical roots of national identity, essays explore the symbolic representations of nationhood, the political constraints imposed by Chinese policy, the effect of political ideologies, and the relationship of national identity with processes of democratization. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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