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10%OFFJun Jing - The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village - 9780804727570 - V9780804727570
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The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village

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Description for The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village Paperback. This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 per cent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius and looks at their struggle to preserve their identity under the Chinese Communist regime. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 percent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius. It recounts both how this proud community was subjected to intense suffering during the Maoist era, culminating in its forcible resettlement in December 1960 to make way for the construction of a major hydroelectric dam, and how the village eventually sought recovery through the commemoration of that suffering and the revival of a redefined religion.Before 1949, the Kongs had dominated their area because of their political ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Weight
280g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804727570
SKU
V9780804727570
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Ref
99-50

About Jun Jing
Jun Jing is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York.

Reviews for The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village
All audiences can enjoy the universal subjects of the book-children and food. . . . Feeding China's Little Emperor's is useful both for anthropologists or those looking at social change over the last few decades.
The China Business Review In 1961 the entire village of Dachuan was destroyed when it was submerged under a reservoir created by ... Read more

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