{"product_id":"forget-chineseness-allen-chun-9781438464718","title":"Forget Chineseness: On the Geopolitics of Cultural Identification","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritiques the idea of a Chinese cultural identity and argues that such identities are instead determined by geopolitical and economic forces.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForget Chineseness\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen Chun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438464711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438464718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017","brand":"Allen Chun","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088256938239,"sku":"9781438464718","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c34f7831-0e69-4d76-a926-f87ed55d892c.jpg?v=1769103906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forget-chineseness-allen-chun-9781438464718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}