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Political Communications in Greater China

Gary D. Rawnsley, Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley

2003

Overview

This book examines the role played by political communications, including media of all kinds - journalism, television, and film - in defining and shaping identity in Greater China; China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas Chinese. In the context of increasing cross-border interactions of people, investment and commercial products between the component parts of greater China, the book explores the idea that identity, rather than nation-states or political entities, may be the key factor in achieving further integration in Greater China. The book focuses on the ways in which identity is communicated, and shows how communication of identity within and between the component parts of greater China plays a central role in bringing about integration. Gary D. Rawnsley is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, University of Nottingham, UK. He has published widely on international communications and the politics of Taiwan. Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley is Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, University of Nottingham, UK. Her research interests include media, democratisation and identity issues.

• Publisher: Routledge,Taylor and Francis,RoutledgeCurzon,Taylor & Francis Group
• Subject: Asian Studies / China / Communication in politics / Communication in politics -- China / Communication in politics -- Hong Kong (China) / Communication in politics -- Taiwan / Cultural identification / Group identity / Hong Kong / Identification / Identity / Identity formation / Mass media / Media / National characteristics in mass media / National identity / Political Communication / Press / Radio / Social construction / Taiwan / Television
• ISBN: 070071734X, 0415411343, 9780700717347, 9780415411349