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ID085309
Title ProperNational humiliation, history education, and the politics of historical memory
LanguageENG
AuthorWangs, Zheng
Publication2008.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This manuscript explores the state's political use of the past and the function of history education in political transition and foreign relations. Modern historical consciousness in China is largely characterized by the "one hundred years of humiliation" from mid-1800s to mid-1900s when China was attacked, bullied, and torn asunder by imperialists. This research focuses initially on how such historical memory has been reinforced by the current regime's educational socialization through the national "Patriotic Education Campaign" after 1991. It then explores the impact of this institutionalized historical consciousness on the formation of national identity and foreign relations. This study suggests that, even though existing theories and literature illuminate certain aspects of China's political transition and foreign affairs behavior, a full explanatory picture emerges only after these phenomena and actions are analyzed through the "lenses" of history and memory.
`In' analytical NoteInternational Studies Quarterly Vol. 52, No. 4; Dec 2008: p783 - 806
Journal SourceInternational Studies Quarterly Vol. 52, No. 4; Dec 2008: p783 - 806
Key WordsNational Humiliation - China ;  History - China ;  Education - China ;  Politics - China ;  Historical Memory - China ;  Identity - China ;  China - Foreign Relation