Using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, Nationalism in Asia analyzes currents of nationalism in five contemporary Asian societies: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea. Explores the ways in which nationalism is expressed, embraced, challenged, and resisted in contemporary China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea using a comparative, interdisciplinary approach Provides an important trans–national and trans–regional analysis by looking at five countries that span Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia Features comparative analysis of identity politics, democracy, economic policy, nation branding, sports, shared trauma, memory and culture wars, territorial disputes, national security and minorities Offers an accessible, thematic narrative written for non–specialists, including a detailed and up–to–date bibliography Gives readers an in–depth understanding of the ramifications of nationalism in these countries for the future of Asia INDICE: 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 000
- ISBN: 978-0-470-67301-0
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 326
- Fecha Publicación: 17/06/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés