1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910811579403321

Autore

Wang Tuo <1984->

Titolo

The cultural revolution and overacting : dynamics between politics and performance / / Tuo Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-9291-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

951.05/6

Soggetti

China History Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976

China History Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 Influence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Rituals in Action; 2 Deciphering Revolutionary Language; 3 Model Theater; 4 Permanent Liminality; 5 Enfranchised Violence; 6 The End of the Cultural Revolution; Epilogue: Once to Every Man and Nation; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This postmodern study of the Chinese Cultural Revolution examines the inner mechanism of the mass movement.</span><span style=""font-weight:bold;""> </span><span>Utilizing methodologies of cultural anthropology, linguistics, acting theory, and literary criticism, it reveals how people's performances of their everyday lives functioned as mechanisms of social control.</span></span>