The dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands : how media narratives shape public opinion and challenge the global order / edited by Thomas A. Hollihan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hollihan, Thomas A., editor.

Series:

Palgrave Macmillan series in international political communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and public opinion--China.

Mass media and public opinion.

Mass media and public opinion--Japan.

Senkaku Islands--In mass media.

Senkaku Islands.

Senkaku Islands--International status.

Japan.

China.

Physical Description:

vi, 317 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

This edited volume examines the controversy between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands. Although the islands are described in US media as unpopulated specks of land, in both China and Japan they are seen as vital parts of the motherland. Japan claims that "discovered" these unclaimed islands in the late nineteenth century and annexed them to Okinawa. Conversely, China claims that its period of imperial expansion. The book dissects the historical narratives of the islands, investigating the ways in which these stories have shaped each nation's understanding of the dispute. It also investigates how both traditional and social media discussed the controversy. Chapters in the book analyze how governments used the media to reach domestic and international audiences, fueling public passions and escalating the risk of war. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Thomas A. Hollihan Hollihan, Thomas A. 1

2 Configuring a Threatening Other: Historical Narratives in Chinese School Textbooks / Shubo Li Li, Shubo 21

3 Historical Narratives in Japanese School Textbooks / Hiroko Okuda Okuda, Hiroko 51

4 Fanning the Flames of Public Rage: Coverage of Diaoyu Islands Dispute in Chinese Legacy Media / Zhan Zhang Zhang, Zhan 81

5 Public Opinion on Weibo: The Case of the Diaoyu Islands Dispute / Miao Feng Feng, Miao, Elaine J. Yuan Yuan, Elaine J. 119

6 How the Japanese Legacy Media Covered the Senkaku Controversy / Takeshi Suzuki Suzuki, Takeshi, Shusuke Murai Murai, Shusuke 141

7 How the Japanese Social Media Users Discussed the Senkaku Controversy / Shusuke Murai Murai, Shusuke, Takeshi Suzuki Suzuki, Takeshi 169

8 US Media Coverage of the Diaoyu/Senkaku Dispute / Thomas A. Hollihan Hollihan, Thomas A. 201

9 Media Diplomacy: Public Diplomacy in a New Global Media Environment / Patricia Riley Riley, Patricia 231

10 Conclusions / Thomas A. Hollihan Hollihan, Thomas A. 245.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-293) and index.

ISBN:

9781137443359

1137443359

OCLC:

883513505