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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450986003321

Autore

Wang Cheng-Chih <1961->

Titolo

Words kill [[electronic resource] ] : calling for the destruction of "class enemies" in China, 1949-1953 / / Cheng-Chih Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-280-28215-0

9786610282159

0-203-01803-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

East Asia

Disciplina

320.951/09/045

Soggetti

Propaganda, Communist - China

Genocide - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-167) and index.

Nota di contenuto

WORDS KILL CALLING FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF "CLASS ENEMIES" IN CHINA, 1949-1953; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Charts; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Problem and its Setting; Formation of Genocide-Review of the Related Literature; Data and Method; Findings and Interpretations; Words kill-Concluding Discussions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

When Communist revolutionaries seized control of Mainland China in 1949, they faced enormous challenges of state and nation building. China occupied a vast territory, had a huge and poorly integrated population and suffered from a woefully backward economy. Building a Socialist Chinese state required effectivly managing significant opposition to the imposition of the Communist regime. This study examines the the Chinese Communist Party employed language as an essential part of its strategy to achieving these goals.