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The study of Hong Kong identity has traditionally been positioned in a local–national dichotomy, where Hong Kong identity is viewed primarily as a local identity while the label of national identity is reserved for identification with the Chinese nation. Hong Kong nationalism, on the other hand, is generally considered a new phenomenon, the study of which has focused predominantly on the political activities in the post-handover period. Drawing on Partha Chatterjee's theory of anti-colonial nationalism, this paper seeks to broaden the understanding of Hong Kong nationalism by examining the nationalistic sentiments manifested during the Chinese language campaign (1964–1971). This paper draws on archival materials to shed light on the presence of anti-colonial nationalism in colonial Hong Kong, an aspect often overlooked or considered a mere extension of Chinese nationalism from mainland China. This paper also discusses the distinctions between anti-colonial nationalism in Hong Kong and Chinese nationalism, highlighting the intricate nature of the concept of Chineseness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Beyond Chinese studies and Asian studies more broadly, Tam's book will also make important contributions to the interdisciplinary study of language in fields such as sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology. Methodologically, Tam's study rests on a "keyword" approach developed by cultural studies theorist Raymond Williams and applied in China by scholars such as Leon Rocha and Ruth Rogaski. £22.99 ISBN 978-1-108-74569-7 Gina Tam's book I Dialect and Nationalism in China, 1860-1960 i is an outstanding work that provides crucial historical insights for understanding language in contemporary China. [Extracted from the article]

The Republic of China (ROC), a founding member of the United Nations, had since 1949 been reduced to ruling effectively only in Taiwan, but still maintained the fiction of ruling China. This book is a creative contribution to Taiwan sociology because, rather than focusing on differences between "four ethnic groups", it examines how different generations imagined Taiwan. The ROC had brought to Taiwan a political identity of national humiliation and redemption, which Hsiau claims is "the very same master narrative in the PRC" (p. 9). [Extracted from the article]