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Müller, Gotelind: Patriotic Education Bases in China: Modes of Citizen Formation between Nationalism, Local Identities, and Tourism, Heidelberg: Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing, 2026. https://doi.org/10.11588/hasp.1743

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https://doi.org/10.11588/hasp.1743
ISBN 978-3-98887-048-3 (PDF)
ISBN 978-3-98887-047-6 (Hardback)

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04/14/2026

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Gotelind Müller

Patriotic Education Bases in China

Modes of Citizen Formation between Nationalism, Local Identities, and Tourism

The ‘patriotic education campaign’ is the most long-standing of all campaigns in the history of the People’s Republic of China and is notable for the breadth of tools it applies. Among these, the system of so-called ‘patriotic education bases’, the number of which has increased massively, stands out in particular. These sites dot the whole country and are aimed at Chinese citizens of all ages.

This book is based on printed and visual materials collected over many years across China, and combines them with personal on-site observations. It explores systematically how narratives and framings have evolved over time, and where the interplay of narrative, visual, and material elements opens up possibilities for divergent readings.

Gotelind Müller-Saini is Full University Professor of Sinology at the Institute of Chinese Studies of Heidelberg University.

Chapitres

Table des matières
Pages
PDF
Titelei
i-iv
Widmung
v
Contents
vii
Preface
ix-x
List of figures
xi-xiii
1 Introduction
1-65
2 Contextualising materiality
patriotic education between the national, the regional, and the local
67-165
3 Marketing locality
patriotic framing for the citizen as learner or tourist
167-393
4 Representing the elusive
tasks and limits of patriotic narration for education and touristic consumption
395-652
5 Presenting-presencing the agents
localising role models of patriotic values
653-867
6 Concluding remarks
883-922
Index
923-968
Backcover

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