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From Post-imperial to Late Communist Nationalism: historical change in Chinese nationalism from May Fourth to the 1990s

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  • Guoguang Wu

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This article compares Chinese nationalism of the 1990s with the historic beginning of modern Chinese nationalism in the 1910s and argues that they are two different nationalisms. While the post-imperial May Fourth nationalism of the 1910s arose in a poor and backward China to seek wealth and power for the nation, the 1990s saw the resurgence of nationalism rooted in China's late communist authoritarian prosperity. Following a Weberian framework to examine nationalism's connections with material interests, political power and cultural orientations, the paper finds that the Chinese nationalism of the 1990s reversed all the radical features of early 20th century developmental and cosmopolitan nationalism, as it defended the Chinese model of development, endorsed political authoritarianism, and sought sources of legitimacy and identity in traditional Chinese culture.

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  • Guoguang Wu, 2008. "From Post-imperial to Late Communist Nationalism: historical change in Chinese nationalism from May Fourth to the 1990s," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(3), pages 467-482.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:29:y:2008:i:3:p:467-482
    DOI: 10.1080/01436590801931454
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    1. Park, Albert Sanghoon, 2017. "Does the Development Discourse Learn from History?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 52-64.

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