Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. NOTE TO READERS ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. PART ONE: NAMING
6. ONE RECTIFICATION OF A NAME 21
7. TWO WHO ARE THE CHINESE? 41
8. THREE CONSTITUTIONAL TROUBLES 67
9. PART TWO REMEMBERING
10. FOUR THE BURDEN OF NATIONAL HISTORY 89
11. FIVE UNSTABLE SYMBOLS AND BOUNDARIES FOR A CONTESTED NATION 109
12. SIX GREAT DEBATES AROUND THE IDEA OF CHINA 124
13. PART THREE: REPRESENTING
14. SEVEN CHINA’S FOREIGN TEACHERS 145
15. EIGHT SPORTS AND THE FACE OF CHINA 169
16. NINE THE IDEA OF CHINA THROUGH THE LENS OF TAIWAN AND HONG KONG 200
17. CONCLUSION 229
18. POSTSCRIPT 253
19. NOTES 259
20. INDEX 293