Format:
xiv, 164 Seiten
ISBN:
9781498592420
Content:
Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Social construction of national reality : towards a theory of national consciousness and identity -- Historical origins of China's national identity : grand unification doctrine, great Han mentality, patriotism and nationalism -- The Taiwan Strait conflict : Taiwanese consciousness versus Chinese consciousness -- Tension in Tibet : Tibetan Buddhism against Chinese cultural assimilation -- Explaining the rise of Hong Kong consciousness : localization against mainlandization -- A comparative analysis on the Taiwan Strait conflict, Tibet's tension and Hong Kong's localization movement.
Content:
"Fu-Lai Tony Yu and Diana S. Kwan examine the Taiwan Strait Crisis and upheavals in Tibet and Hong Kong through the lens of Peter Berger's theory of social construction of reality in order to explain the origins of national identity and the process of nation building"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781498592437
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Yu, Fu-Lai Tony, 1950- Social construction of national identity Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2020
Language:
English
Keywords:
Taiwan
;
Tibet
;
Hongkong
;
China
;
Nationalbewusstsein
;
Soziale Konstruktion
;
Sozialer Konflikt
;
Politischer Konflikt
;
Geschichte
URL:
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498592420/Social-Construction-of-National-Reality-Taiwan-Tibet-and-Hong-Kong
Author information:
Yu, Tony Fu-Lai 1950-
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