Chinese Cyber Nationalism: Evolution, Characteristics, and Implications

by Xu Wu

Overview

Chinese Cyber Nationalism offers the first comprehensive examination of the social and ideological movement that mixes Confucian cultural traditions and advanced media technology. Over the past decade, the Internet has increasingly become a communication center, organizational platform, and channel of execution by which Chinese nationalistic causes have been promoted throughout the world. Dr. Xu Wu chronicles the movement's evolutionary path through five distinct developing phases that cover the span of twelve years. Through the use of online surveys and in-depth interviews with foreign policy makers, nationalist webmasters, and leading intellectuals in China, this book analyzes the characteristics and political implications of the movement. Xu presents a unique framework for scholars to understand China's modernization and historic return onto the world stage. Chinese Cyber Nationalism is a important addition to the study of political communication and China's foreign policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739118184
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	09/26/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.17(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

Xu Wu is assistant professor of strategic media and public relations at Arizona State University.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Part One: Evolution
Chapter 2 Enlightenment in the Ivory Tower
Chapter 3 Say No to Indonesia's Anti-Chinese Riot
Chapter 4 Sino-U.S. Cyber Wars
Chapter 5 Post-9/11 Transition of Priority
Chapter 6 Direct Confrontations with Japan
Part 7 Part Two: Definitions
Chapter 8 Chineseness
Chapter 9 Cyber Public Sphere
Chapter 10 Nationalism
Chapter 11 Chinese Nationalism
Chapter 12 Chinese Cyber Sphere
Chapter 13 Cyber Nationalism
Chapter 14 Chinese Cyber Nationalism
Part 15 Part Three: Reflections
Chapter 16 Key Players
Chapter 17 Policy Makers
Chapter 18 General Online Public

Editorial Reviews

Xu Wu's book is a tour de force of Chinese cyber nationalism. It makes a major contribution to the burgeoning literature of Chinese nationalism that has caused more and more scholarly scrutiny when China is rising to the status of a global power. No serious scholar of Chinese nationalism can afford to miss this fascinating book.

Suisheng Zhao

Xu Wu's book is a tour de force of Chinese cyber nationalism. It makes a major contribution to the burgeoning literature of Chinese nationalism that has caused more and more scholarly scrutiny when China is rising to the status of a global power. No serious scholar of Chinese nationalism can afford to miss this fascinating book.--Suisheng Zhao, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, and Editor of Journal of Contemporary China

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