Recognition of Nationalism Through Chinese Patriotic Songs from 1921 A.D. to 1976 A.D.
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This research aimed to study the recognition of nationalization through Chinese patriotic songs by analyzing selected Chinese patriotic songs which were composed and published from 1921 A.D. to 1976 A.D. based on idealism in nationalistic and politic found within the song contexts. To achieve the research objective, Research Author has divided the patriotic songs into two categories: 1. Songs in Pre-national Establishment Era and 2. Songs in Communism Governance of China Era; the result of study indicated that Songs in Pre-national Establishment Era were composed with main intention to mobilize Chinese to persist both Japanese invasion and domestic political Rightist. Hence, those song contexts were focused on maintaining nationalism, which had characteristics concerning national recognition, enemy of the state, cooperation, leadership of Mao Tse-tung, and the conduct Chinese communist parties, which established the key factor in nation advancement. In that era, China consisted of people from multiple occupations; each took a major role in Chinese national development and integrity. Upon the era of Chinese communism governance, patriotic songs were composed with different intention which was to endorse righteousness to Chinese national approved communism government. However, nationalism recognition contexts had not being far removed from the previous era, which were focusing on the leadership of Mao Tse-tung, Chinese communist parties conduct, people from multiple occupations and people from multiple races.
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