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The Rhetoric of Mao Zedong

2017 History
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Release : 2017
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Book Synopsis The Rhetoric of Mao Zedong by : Xing Lu

Download or read book The Rhetoric of Mao Zedong written by Xing Lu. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhetorical themes in Mao Zedong's early writings -- Mao Zedong's theories of rhetoric -- Mao Zedong's rhetorical styles -- Mao Zedong's rhetoric of class struggle -- Mao Zedong's rhetorical construction of a new Communist person -- Mao Zedong's rhetorical constructions of Chinese nationalism -- Rhetoric of Mao Zedong's foreign policy -- Conclusion: Mao Zedong's rhetorical legacy lives on

Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

2020-08-05 Language Arts & Disciplines
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Release : 2020-08-05
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Book Synopsis Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution by : Xing Lu

Download or read book Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution written by Xing Lu. This book was released on 2020-08-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A startling look at revolutionary rhetoric and its effects Now known to the Chinese as the "ten years of chaos," the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–76) brought death to thousands of Chinese and persecution to millions. In Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution Xing Lu identifies the rhetorical practices and persuasive effects of the polarizing political language and symbolic practices used by Communist Party leaders to legitimize their use of power and violence to dehumanize people identified as class enemies. Lu provides close readings of the movement's primary texts—political slogans, official propaganda, wall posters, and the lyrics of mass songs and model operas. She also scrutinizes such ritualistic practices as the loyalty dance, denunciation rallies, political study sessions, and criticism and self-criticism meetings. Lu enriches her rhetorical analyses of these texts with her own story and that of her family, as well as with interviews conducted in China and the United States with individuals who experienced the Cultural Revolution during their teenage years. In her new preface, Lu expresses deep concern about recent nationalism, xenophobia, divisiveness, and violence instigated by the rhetoric of hatred and fear in the United States and across the globe. She hopes that by illuminating the way language shapes perception, thought, and behavior, this book will serve as a reminder of past mistakes so that we may avoid repeating them in the future.

Mao Cult

2011-10-31 History
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Release : 2011-10-31
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Mao Cult by : Daniel Leese

Download or read book Mao Cult written by Daniel Leese. This book was released on 2011-10-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 anarchy and when the army was called in it relied on mandatory rituals of worship such as daily reading of the Little Red Book to restore order. Such fascinating detail sheds light not only on the personality cult of Mao, but also on hero-worship in other traditions.

Mao's Little Red Book

2014-03-06 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2014-03-06
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Mao's Little Red Book by : Alexander C. Cook

Download or read book Mao's Little Red Book written by Alexander C. Cook. This book was released on 2014-03-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the fiftieth anniversary of Quotations from Chairman Mao, this pioneering volume examines the book as a global historical phenomenon.

The Secret Speeches of Chairman Mao

2020-10-26 History
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Release : 2020-10-26
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Book Synopsis The Secret Speeches of Chairman Mao by : Roderick MacFarquhar

Download or read book The Secret Speeches of Chairman Mao written by Roderick MacFarquhar. This book was released on 2020-10-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1957 and 1958, Chairman Mao Zedong led China into two major experiments: the Hundred Flowers policy of encouraging literary and political free expression and the economic Great Leap Forward. Each was a disaster. Repression followed the first when it became clear that intellectuals would criticize the Communist Party itself; famine followed the second. During two crucial years when the movements were being initiated, however, Mao addressed various Party groups behind closed doors to explain the new policies and exhort compliance. Recorded at the time and collected for limited circulation in the 1960s by his admirers among the Red Guards, the speeches, question-and-answer sessions, and letters here translated have never before been published in China or the West. These new, candid materials revise our understanding of how the policies developed and reveal not only the extent of Mao’s power but the startling flights his untethered thought could take. Introductory essays by Roderick MacFarquhar, Benjamin Schwartz, Eugene Wu, Merle Goldman, and Timothy Cheek provide a context for evaluating and interpreting the nineteen texts translated in this volume."

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