Chinese nationalism

through the centuries. Not too many years ago, the Chinese were looked down on because of their failure to progress. There were many times when the West exalted China, when China seemed to be the center of the world and the best society. China itself always thought that it was the center of the world. China had a sense of pride and exalted themselves above their peers. They had a very strong stench of nationalism amongst themselves. Christianity eventually entered the Middle Kingdom and the Chinese encountered a new path that they could select. However, from 1500 to 1800 as Westerners attempted to convert the Chinese, the missionaries realized that Chinese culture and nationalism…

mentioned previously, nationalism, nation, and national identity are all modern Western constructions that were foreign to Chinese society until the nineteenth century. Through contact with the West and Japan, Chinese society soon understood what these terms meant in the larger international context. They also understood that in order for China to join the West and Japan as international powers, they needed to develop their own nationalism, nation and national identity. The problem China…

Background on Nationalism & Gender in Republican China The purpose of this section is to provide a basic understanding of nationalism and gender in Republican China (1911-1949). There will be a brief analysis of how and why Chinese nationalism developed, followed by another brief analysis of how gender expectations in society may have changed. The understanding of nationalism and gender in Republican China is important to this essay because it provides a background to the essay’s argument. In…

Nationalism in Chinese Literature with Selected Author- Mo Yan Nationalism and national sentiment are inseparable, national sentiment ‘is the feeling of anger aroused by the violation of the principle of the nation, or the feeling of satisfaction aroused by its fulfillment’ (Gellner 1). Some writers from earlier society or even until nowadays, tend to put their feelings towards their nation into words. Through writers’ narrative, readers feel the words and resonate with the context, which…

Nationalism itself could be defined as a sense of belonging, of people who identify and create a sense of understanding due to the common culture and characteristics among themselves, hence be called as a nation. “It is an ideological movement for the attainment and maintenance of autonomy, unity, and identity on behalf of a population deemed by some of its members to constitute an actual or potential ‘nation’” (Tarling 2004, p. 15). The core of nationalism is nation hence it projects an…

Nationalism is the sense of pride or loyalty to a nation and region because they have something to share like same language, culture, and history. Nationalism is a powerful force that can have positive and negative effect on nations and regions. This essay will discuss those positive and negative effects of nationalism. The positive effect of nationalism is that it can build up a desire for independence within a country and this can cause them to overthrow colonial rule.…

states that patriotism is the love of your own people, while nationalism is the hatred of others above all else. The speaker, Charles de Gualle, is saying that when patriotism is taken to the extreme, nationalism can become destructive and hateful to the point where it is set as more of a priority to resent another nation than to just simply be proud and satisfied of an individual home nation. (2) The source disagrees with nationalism, but encourages the love of one’s country by means of…

the evidence support imperialism? The battle between imperialism and nationalism is the determination of whether nationalism is the cause or effect of imperialism. The perspective of a typical white man during the 19th and 20th century is exceptionally different from how the uncolonized people view imperialism. Western Empires were supportive of colonialism, however the common population and uncivilized favored nationalism. Nationalism allows for emancipation and the unity of shared history,…

Immigrants. Every person in America is either an immigrant or their ancestors were immigrants. A major period of immigration occurred in the mid nineteenth century. As population started to increase in the United States during the 19th century, immigration was a leading contributor to the population size. To some immigrants America was a safe haven from the events happening in their native country such as famine in Ireland to economic struggles in Germany. While to others it was opportunity to…

represented by distinctive traditions, culture and language’. Particularly, it is a sense of belonging to a nation or state (Bairner, 2003) although there are controversial arguments on the concept. As Edensor (2007) point out, national performance produced in modern sport may be the most influential one. There is an increasing number of literature on the relationship between sport and national identity. Kersting (2007) argues that both positive and negative nationalism could be influenced by…