Description
The concept of sovereignty is a crucial foundation of the current world order. Regardless of their political ideologies no states can operate without claiming and justifying their sovereign power. The People''s Republic of China (PRC)one of the most powerful states in contemporary global politicshas been resorting to the logic of sovereignty to respond to many external and internal challenges, from territorial rights disputes to the Covid-19 pandemic. In this book, Pang Laikwan analyzes the historical roots of Chinese sovereignty. Surveying the four different political structures of modern Chinaimperial, republican, socialist, and post-socialistand the dramatic ruptures between them, Pang argues that the ruling regime''s sovereign anxiety cuts across the long twentieth century in China, providing a strong throughline for the statesociety relations during moments of intense political instability.
Focusing on political theory and cultural history, the book demonstrates how conce
