Daniel Leese

Mao Cult

Rhetoric and Ritual in China's Cultural Revolution

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first history of the cult of Mao that was used to ensure the loyalty of the people.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780521193672
• ISBN-10: 0521193672
• Artikelnr.: 33157807

Autorenporträt

Daniel Leese is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Chinese Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. He is the editor of Brill's Encyclopedia of China (2008).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Coming to Terms with 'Cult of the Individual': 1. The secret speech and its impact
2. The dual nature of commodities
3. Redefining the cult
Part II. Charismatic Mobilization: 4. Lively study and application
5. The Little Red Book
6. Spectacles of worship
Part III. Cult and Compliance: 7. Ambiguous symbols
8. The language of loyalty
9. Rituals and commodities
10. Curbing the cult.