Forget Chineseness

"Forget Chineseness covers an important topic that continues to stir debate among Chinese-speaking communities ... It will add much to discussion of globalisation, identity formation, capitalism, imperialism, and modernity, among other themes, in graduate seminars ... Chun's book is a timely reminder of how global and historical phenomena continue to shape identification, a process that is certainly not limited to 'Chineseness' but applicable to other presumed identities as well." - Journal of Contemporary Asia

"Readers who have not previously encountered Chun's work will find important insights on the political projects of Chineseness over three decades. Readers who are familiar with Chun's scholarship will benefit from having these texts in a single volume. Forget Chineseness would work well for teaching at the graduate level, and is a useful contribution for scholars of China, cultural studies, critical theory, modernity, and global studies." - Pacific Affairs

"It is rare that one reads a book that so thoroughly challenges so many commonly held basic assumptions. For this reason, this book evades succinct summarization and is best read carefully, perhaps twice over. Anyone who takes the time to do so will find the way that one talks and thinks about 'China' forever changed." - The China Quarterly

"Forget Chineseness does not only contribute astute observations for scholars in Asian or Cultural Studies, it is also an important book for postcolonial theorists. The book's importance is in its problematisation of prevailing notions of identity, culture and Chineseness as well as its invitation for postcolonial scholars to think beyond oppositional discourses. Chun's voice is strong, passionate and bold; his call to explore as well as transcend identity politics of Chineseness, if not already heeded, will be followed by many." - Postcolonial Studies

"...a good example of disentangling complicated historical materials and presenting ambiguous identities in a relatively constructive way." - Cultural Sociology