1st Edition
Language, Politics and Identity in Taiwan Naming China
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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Following the move by Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomingtang (KMT) to Taiwan after losing the Chinese civil war to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the late 1940s, and Chiang’s subsequent lifelong vow to reclaim the mainland, "China " has occupied—if not monopolized—the gaze of Taiwan, where its projected images are reflected. Whether mirror image, shadow, or ideal... Read more
1.Naming China—Political Art as Challenges 2. Communist Bandits (Gongfei, 共匪)–the Evil Enemy 3. Chinese Communists (zhonggong, 中共)—the Ideological Identifier 4. The Mainland (Dalu, 大陸)—the Nostalgic Never-Land 5. Opposite Shore (duian) and "Both Shores" (liangan)—the Separated Partner 6. China (zhongguo, 中國) and The PRC (zhonghuarenmingongheguo, 中華人民共和國): "Us" or "Them"? 7. Further Thoughts
Biography
Hui-Ching Chang is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies and Associate Dean for the Honors College at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
Richard Holt is Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Illinois University, USA.
