Creating the "new man" : from Enlightenment ideals to socialist realities /

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He idea of eliminating undesirable elements from human nature to create a "new man" has been part of moral and political thinking worldwide for millennia. During the Enlightenment, European philosophers sought to construct an ideological framework for reshaping human nature. But it was onl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cheng, Yinghong, 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2009.
Series:Perspectives on the global past.
Subjects:
Communism and society.
Human behavior.
Political psychology.
Behavior
Communisme et société.
Comportement humain.
Psychologie politique.
human behavior.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Communism and society
Human behavior
Political psychology
Kommunism.
Politisk psykologi.
Mänskligt beteende.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • From the Enlightenment to the Soviet new man
  • "Be Mao's good soldiers" : creating the new man in China
  • "Let them all become Che" : creating the new man in Cuba
  • The global impact of the communist new man
  • Conclusion.

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