ABSTRACT
This chapter elaborated on the last component found in the current official approach to understanding Chinese identity: nationalistic history. Nationalistic history is not equal to national history. It refers to the government's nationalist interpretation of a nation's past as shared by all members of a nation. This chapter starts by introducing the historical origin of nationalistic history within Chinese contexts. It then discusses major controversies of national history in contemporary Mainland China and Hong Kong. Next, this chapter examines how nationalistic history that overlooks these controversies is reflected in government documents and in textbooks. After that, it goes beyond the Chinese and Hong Kong cases and demonstrates the global relevance of nationalistic history. Finally, this chapter discusses the insights and limitations of this component.
