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Book Synopsis
Using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, Nationalism in Asia analyzes currents of nationalism in five contemporary Asian societies: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Maps viii

Introduction xv

Part I National Identity 1

1 The Idea of Nation 3

2 Contemporary Culture Wars and National Identity 16

3 Nation Branding Confronts Troubling Realities 39

Part II Political Economy and Spectacle 57

4 Economic Nationalism 59

5 Democracy and Nationalism 88

6 Sports Nationalism 118

Part III Shackles of the Past 145

7 Chosen and Unchosen Traumas 147

8 Museums and Memorials 170

9 Textbook Nationalism and Memory Wars 196

Part IV Flashpoints and Fringes 217

10 Nationalism and Territorial Disputes 219

11 Nationalism and the Fringes 243

Select Bibliographical Guide to Nationalisms in Asia 273

Index 303

Nationalism in Asia A History Since 1945

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 03/06/2016
      ISBN13: 9780470673027, 978-0470673027
      ISBN10: 0470673028
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, Nationalism in Asia analyzes currents of nationalism in five contemporary Asian societies: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements vii

      Maps viii

      Introduction xv

      Part I National Identity 1

      1 The Idea of Nation 3

      2 Contemporary Culture Wars and National Identity 16

      3 Nation Branding Confronts Troubling Realities 39

      Part II Political Economy and Spectacle 57

      4 Economic Nationalism 59

      5 Democracy and Nationalism 88

      6 Sports Nationalism 118

      Part III Shackles of the Past 145

      7 Chosen and Unchosen Traumas 147

      8 Museums and Memorials 170

      9 Textbook Nationalism and Memory Wars 196

      Part IV Flashpoints and Fringes 217

      10 Nationalism and Territorial Disputes 219

      11 Nationalism and the Fringes 243

      Select Bibliographical Guide to Nationalisms in Asia 273

      Index 303

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