| Forget Chineseness: On the Geopolitics of Cultural Identification Contributor(s): Chun, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438464711 ISBN-13: 9781438464718 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2016031420 |
| Series: Suny Global Modernity |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Forget Chineseness provides a critical interpretation of not only discourses of Chinese identity--Chineseness--but also of how they have reflected differences between "Chinese" societies, such as in Hong Kong, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Singapore, and communities overseas. Allen Chun asserts that while identity does have meaning in cultural, representational terms, it is more importantly a product of its embeddedness in specific entanglements of modernity, colonialism, nation-state formation, and globalization. By articulating these processes underlying institutional practices in relation to public mindsets, it is possible to explain various epistemic moments that form the basis for their sociopolitical transformation. From a broader perspective, this should have salient ramifications for prevailing discussions of identity politics. The concept of identity has not only been predicated on flawed notions of ethnicity and culture in the social sciences but it has also been acutely exacerbated by polarizing assumptions that drive our understanding of identity politics. |