Reconsidering Chinese Citizenship

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This book reconsiders the concept of Chinese citizenship through the lens of cultural traditions and their deep historical roots. It challenges the state's monolithic interpretation of culture, exploring how cultural practices influence citizenship in modern China.

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Introduction: reconsidering Chinese citizenship: cultural roots and cultural reach 1. From ethnic segregation to equal political status: the Making of the concept of citizenship in early modern China 2. Creating the governable population: authoritarian cultural citizenship and the ethnic minorities in a Sino-Tibetan intercultural area in contemporary China 3. Affecting belonging: experimental education, cultural resources, and affective cultural citizenship in contemporary China 4. Confucian education, cultural responsibility, and Chinese identity: why do Chinese immigrant parents engage their children in learning Confucian classics? 5. Islam, chineseness and citizenship: Sinicizing Muslim minority, becoming Chinese citizen 6. Christianity and the negotiation of citizenship in Hong Kong: an account of faith-based active citizenship 7. What does the ideal citizen look like in China's new era? A bottom-up view