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Interpreting China as a Regional and Global Power

Nationalism and Historical Consciousness in World Politics

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Editors:
  1. Bart Dessein

    1. Centre for Languages and Cultures, Ghent University, Belgium

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Part of the book series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China (PDCC)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Bart Dessein
      Pages 1-4

  4. China and her Periphery

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Subjective Knowledge Foundation of the Cross-Taiwan Straits International Peace Discourse

      • Hung-jen Wang
      Pages 83-97

    3. Universal and Asian Values in East Asian Regionalism: Japan’s ‘New Asianism’ after the Cold War

      • Kristof Elsen
      Pages 98-119

    4. Diversifying Narratives: Perceptions of a Weak Japan Facing a Rising China

      • Tine Walravens
      Pages 120-141

    5. Hiding behind the Tribute: Status, Symbol, and Power in Sino-Southeast Asian Relations, Past and Present

      • Bruno Hellendorff
      Pages 142-168

    6. The Indo-Pacific: The New Great Game between China and the United States

      • Tanguy Struye de Swielande
      Pages 169-190

    7. Nationalism, Historical Consciousness and Regional Stability: Rising China as a Regional Power and Its New Assertiveness in the South China Sea

      • Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh
      Pages 191-215

    8. China’s Rise in Central Asia: The Dragon Enters the Heart of Eurasia

      • Thierry Kellner
      Pages 216-245

  6. Epilogue

    1. Epilogue

      • Bart Dessein
      Pages 324-333
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This collection discusses China's contemporary national and international identity as evidenced in its geopolitical impact on the countries in its direct periphery and its functioning in organizations of global governance. This contemporary identity is assessed against the background of the country's Confucian and nationalist history.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Languages and Cultures, Ghent University, Belgium

    Bart Dessein

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Jean-Christophe Defraigne, Saint-Louis University, Belgium and Zhejiang University, China Niall Duggan, University of Göttingen, Germany Kristof Elsen, Ghent University, Belgium Frank Gaenssmantel, University of Groningen, the Netherlands Bruno Hellendorff, Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security (GRIP), Belgium Tze-ki Hon is Professor History at the State University of New York at Geneseo, USA Thierry Kellner, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Julia Schneider, University of Göttingen, Germany Tanguy Struye de Swielande, University of Louvain, Belgium Ady Van den Stock, Ghent University, Belgium Tine Walravens, Ghent University, Belgium Hung-jen Wang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh, University of Malaya, Malaysia

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