Righteous revolutionaries : morality, mobilization, and violence in the making of the Chinese state /

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Righteous Revolutionaries illustrates how states appeal to popular morality--shared understandings of right and wrong--to forge new group identities and mobilize violence against perceived threats to their authority. Jeffrey A. Javed examines the Chinese Communist Party's mass mobilization of v...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Javed, Jeffrey Arshad, 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
Series:China understandings today.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Political socialization > China > History > 20th century.
Land reform > China > History > 20th century.
Moral education > China > History.
Intergroup relations > China > History > 20th century.
Dominant-party systems > Psychological aspects.
Socialisation politique > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Réforme agraire > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Éducation morale > Chine > Histoire.
Relations intergroupes > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Systèmes de parti dominant > Aspect psychologique.
History > Asia > China.
Intergroup relations
Land reform
Moral education
Political socialization
China
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations for Major Archival and Documentary Sources
  • Part I: Theory and OriginsIntroduction
  • Chapter 1. The Context and Structure of Violent Land Reform after 1949
  • Chapter 2. Tracing the Origins of Moral Mobilization
  • Part II: Mobilizing Violence
  • Chapter 3. The Process of Moral Mobilization
  • Chapter 4. Coercive Control and Mass Mobilized Violence
  • Part III: Collective Identities and State Authority
  • Chapter 5. Constructing Class Enemies in Huaibei and Jiangnan
  • Chapter 6. Ingroup Solidarity and State-building During and After Land Reform
  • Part IV: Comparative Perspectives and Conclusion
  • Chapter 7 Moral Mobilization in Comparative Perspective
  • Appendix A. Notes on Methodology and Sources
  • Appendix B. Table of Landlords Struggled Against in Baoshan County for Chapter 5
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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