The Allure of the Nation: The Cultural and Historical Debates in Late Qing and Republican China

By Tze-ki Hon

Covering half a century, from 1895 to 1945, The Allure of the Nation examines three interlocking aspects of Chinese nationalist modernity: (1) the quest to balance global connectivity and ethnic authenticity; (2) the desire to balance national unity and local autonomy; (3) the drive to balance history's place as a tool of political propaganda and as a weapon used to critique orthodoxy and political suppression. By viewing the nation as a cluster of spatial-temporal relations that link individuals to a territorial state, this book provides a different view of early twentieth-century China where the party-state did not have full control of political and cultural affairs, and alternative political perspectives (such as local self-government and democratic aristocracy) could be freely expressed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004290494
• ISBN13: 9789004290495
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.4"