110 Years of Humiliation From 1839 to 1949: China's Grand Strategy
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand how the century of humiliation plays a role in the formulation of China's overarching grand strategy. Recently, a number of scholars disagree on the extent to and ways in which China is influenced by its history and culture. Gerrit Gong argues that history offers value to what individuals and countries remember and what they forget. From the context of psychological and historical perspectives, this study is anchored using a psychological theory, specifically the social-psychological attribution theory. This study concludes that the Chinese government continues to use the century of humiliation to play an important role in the formulation of its grand strategy. This study has some significant limitations such as a small sample size of documents and the selection of the documents. Notwithstanding, this study makes a contribution to understanding the influence the century of humiliation plays in the formulation of China's grand strategy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1020379
Entities
People
- Christopher B Williams
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College