Never Forget National Humiliation Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations

Why read it

• You will see why many Chinese feel closely connected to events from a hundred years ago, something outsiders often miss
• You will learn how a patriotic education campaign recast China's story from victor to victim, and what that means for its foreign relations
• You will question the idea that the past is a fixed fact, since the author treats historical memory as shaping identity and politics

Who it is for

• A reader trying to read Chinese nationalism beyond headlines
• A diplomat or business person working with Chinese partners
• A student of international relations and memory

Contents

1. Preface
2. Introduction
3. 1. Historical Memory, Identity, and Politics
4. 2. Chosen Glory, Chosen Trauma
5. 3. From "All-Under-Heaven" to a Nation-State: National Humiliation and National Building
6. 4. From Victor to Victim: The Patriotic Education Campaign
7. 5. From Vanguard to Patriot: Reconstructing the Chinese Communist Party
8. 6. From Earthquake to Olympics: New Trauma, New Glory
9. 7. Memory, Crises, and Foreign Relations
10. 8. Memory, Textbooks, and Sino-Japanese Reconciliation
11. 9. Memory, Nationalism, and China's Rise

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