This book employs multiple case studies to explore how the Chinese
communist revolution began as an ideology-oriented intellectual
movement aimed at improving society before China’s transformation
into a state that suppresses dissenting voices by outsourcing its
power of coercion and incarceration. The author examines the
movement's methods of early self-organization, grass-roots level
engagement, creation of new modes of expression and popular
artistic forms, manipulation of collective memory, and invention of
innovative ways of mass incarceration. Covering developments from
1920 to 1970, the book considers a wide range of Chinese
individuals and groups, from early Marxists to political prisoners
in the PRC, to illustrate a dynamic, interactive process in which
the state and individuals contend with each other. It argues that
revolutionary practices in modern China have created a regime that
can be conceptualized as an “ideology-military-propaganda”
state that prompts further reflection on the relationships between
revolution and the state, the state and collective articulation and
memory, and the state and reflective individuals in a global
context. Illustrating the continuity of the Chinese revolution and
past decades’ socialist practices and mechanisms, this study is
an ideal resource for scholars of Chinese history, cultural
history, and twentieth-century revolutions.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Studies in Modern History |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Guo Wu
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
216 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-257620-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-257620-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781032576206 |
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