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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255296503321

Autore

Wang Peijie

Titolo

Revolutionary Committees in the Cultural Revolution Era of China : Exploring a Mode of Governance in Historical and Future Perspectives / / by Peijie Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9783319572048

3319572040

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 111 p.)

Disciplina

320.95

Soggetti

Asia - Politics and government

China - History

Political leadership

Comparative government

Political science

World politics

Asian Politics

History of China

Political Leadership

Comparative Politics

Governance and Government

Political History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Background and the Making of Revolutionary Committees -- 2. Construct of Revolutionary Committees and Mode of Governance -- 3. Assessments of Modes of Governance in Historical and Future Perspectives.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyzes Revolutionary Committees during the Cultural Revolution period in the People's Republic of China. It aims to draw serious scholarly attention to, and bring about an impartial assessment of, the events in this period independent of partisan hysteria. The



project explains what the Revolutionary Committee was composed of, how it formed, and how it differed from the pre- and post-Cultural Revolution governance institutions.