Towards Exceptionalism
The Communist Party of China and its Uses of History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9648254 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jabin T Jacob (0000-0002-3699-2262, Shiv Nadar University, corresponding author), Bhim B Subba (0000-0002-3300-5495, University of Hyderabad) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-27 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | China Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-4455 • E-ISSN: 0973-063X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00094455221074169 |
| OpenAlex | W4210472701 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The Communist Party of China (CPC) completed 100 years of its existence in July 2021, with the last 70 plus years spent as the ruling party in China. The centenary occasioned a fresh consideration by the CPC of the challenges to its identity, legitimacy and power. Using select speeches and commentaries produced by the CPC in the context of the centenary, this article analyses how the Party deploys discourses on its history to articulate its concerns and promote its interests today. It also looks at how these interpretations of the Party’s history and role in China translate into a growing sense of exceptionalism in the Party-state. The article argues that despite frequent calls to ‘seek truth from facts’, an overriding desire to retain power is once again pushing the CPC down the path towards dogmatism
Aesthetics · China · Communism · Context (archaeology · Exceptionalism · Identity (music · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · State (computer science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · History · Law · Philosophy · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |