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Mao Cult: Rhetoric and Ritual in China´s Cultural Revolution
Daniel Leese
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Description for Mao Cult: Rhetoric and Ritual in China´s Cultural Revolution
Paperback. This is the first history of the cult of Mao that was used to ensure the loyalty of the people. Num Pages: 324 pages, 15 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Although many books have explored Mao's posthumous legacy, none has scrutinized the massive worship that was fostered around him during the Cultural Revolution. This book is the first to do so. By analyzing secret archival documents, Daniel Leese traces the history of the cult within the Communist Party and at the grassroots level. The party leadership's original intention was to develop a prominent brand symbol, which would compete with the nationalists' elevation of Chiang Kai-shek. However, they did not anticipate that Mao would use this symbolic power to mobilize Chinese youth to rebel against party bureaucracy itself. The result was ... Read more
Although many books have explored Mao's posthumous legacy, none has scrutinized the massive worship that was fostered around him during the Cultural Revolution. This book is the first to do so. By analyzing secret archival documents, Daniel Leese traces the history of the cult within the Communist Party and at the grassroots level. The party leadership's original intention was to develop a prominent brand symbol, which would compete with the nationalists' elevation of Chiang Kai-shek. However, they did not anticipate that Mao would use this symbolic power to mobilize Chinese youth to rebel against party bureaucracy itself. The result was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
436g
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521152228
SKU
V9780521152228
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About Daniel Leese
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).
Reviews for Mao Cult: Rhetoric and Ritual in China´s Cultural Revolution
'Leese charts the rise of Mao's cult in clear stages, with an excellent eye for its intricacies.' The Times Literary Supplement