Collaborative Nationalism: The Politics of Friendship on China's Mongolian Fr...

Description: Collaborative Nationalism: The Politics of Friendship on China's Mongolian Frontier (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) [Hardcover] Bulag, Uradyn E. Product Overview Cosmopolitanism and friendship have become key themes for understanding ethnicity and nationalism. In this deeply original study of the Mongols, leading scholar Uradyn E. Bulag draws on these themes to develop a new concept he terms "collaborative nationalism." He uses this concept to explore the paradoxical dilemma of minorities in China as they fight not against being excluded but against being embraced too tightly in the bonds of "friendship." Going beyond traditional binary relationships, he offers a unique triangular perspective that illuminates the complexity of regional interaction. Thus, Collaborative Nationalism traces the regional and global significance of the Mongols in the fierce competition among China, Japan, Mongolia, and Russia to appropriate the Mongol heritage to buttress their own national identities. The book considers a rich array of case studies that range from Chinggis Khan to reincarnate lamas, from cadres to minority revolutionary history, and from building the Mongolian working class to interethnic adoption. So-called friendship and collaboration permeate all of these arenas, but Bulag digs below the surface to focus on the animosity and conflicts they both generate and mask. Weighing the options the Mongols face, he argues that the ethnopolitical is not so much about identity as it is about the capacity of an ethnic group to decide and organize its own vision of itself, both within its community and in relation to other groups. Nationalism, he contends, is collaborative at the same time that it is predicated on the pursuit of sovereignty. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (July 16, 2010) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 302 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1442204311 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 17 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.39 x 0.93 x 9.52 inches Best Sellers Rank: #11,266,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #19,032 in Asian Politics #22,892 in Human Geography (Books) #19,032 in Asian Politics #22,892 in Human Geography (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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