Cultural Nationalism in Contemporary China

Yingjie Guo is a lecturer in Chinese Studies at the Institute for International Studies, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

• 1. Rethinking Nation and Nationalism: Concepts, Positions and Approaches2. Renationalizing the State: Class and Nation and the Party-state3. Rewriting National History: The 'Zeng Guofan Phenomenon'4. Reconstructing a Confucian Nation: The Confucian Revival5. Repossessing the Mother Tongue: Chinese Characters, Traditional Forms and Cultural Linguistics6. Reclaiming the 'Othered' China: Nationalist Appropriations of Postcolonialism

'Guo's study constitutes a major contribution to the unveiling of the ideological dimension of current discourses of cultural nationalism. Were the book to be read in China, it might help avert the entrenchment of a new nationalism, over which would inevitably reign an old, smiling, and undisputed Confucius.' - The China Quarterly'Guo's book is a significant contribution to the discussion on Chinese nationalism, and a well-resourced account of the recent development and promotion of elite perceptions of nationhood and national identity from a cultural perspective.' - China Journal