Book Reviews: The Great Han: Race, Nationalism, and Tradition in China Today

[...]the three theories of the framework do not match, and Carrico does not justify their combination – the “theory section” of this book contains only a dozen pages (pp. 13–15, 19–29). [...]engagement between Carrico's framework and theories of nationalism is too limited given his ambition of...

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Published in:The China quarterly (London) 2018, Vol.236, p.1212-1214
Main Author: Chew, Matthew Ming-tak
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiences
Chinese languages
Citizens
Computer & video games
Critical theory
Ethnography
Lacan, Jacques Marie Emile (1901-1981)
Luhmann, Niklas (1927-1998)
Mass media images
Minority & ethnic groups
Nationalism
Popular culture
Psychoanalysis
Race
System theory
Television
Traditions
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Summary:[...]the three theories of the framework do not match, and Carrico does not justify their combination – the “theory section” of this book contains only a dozen pages (pp. 13–15, 19–29). [...]engagement between Carrico's framework and theories of nationalism is too limited given his ambition of establishing a new explanation of nationalism. Numerous Chinese citizens, as audiences of popular culture, are already familiar with images of historical dresses in television drama, animation and video games.
ISSN:0305-7410
1468-2648
DOI:10.1017/S0305741018001479