LEADER 02714nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910823820203321 005 20240410024057.0 010 $a1-283-83720-X 010 $a1-61117-207-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000708966 035 $a(OCoLC)826659831 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10630034 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000786982 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11503932 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000786982 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10803764 035 $a(PQKB)10348824 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse29352 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2054766 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10630034 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL414970 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2054766 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000708966 100 $a20101223d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe cultural economy of Falun Gong in China $ea rhetorical perspective /$fXiao Ming 210 $aColumbia, S.C. $cUniversity of South Carolina Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (153 p.) 225 0$aStudies in rhetoric/communication 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-57003-987-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [117]-136) and index. 327 $aCover -- Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- ONE: The Rise of Falun Gong -- TWO: Challenging Contemporary Political Culture: Falun Gong's Departure from Marxist Materialism, Authoritarianism, and Scientism -- THREE: Why Is Falun Gong Popular? -- FOUR: As Powerful as Weapons: The Use of Tropes as Ideological Instruments -- FIVE: "Wildfire won't wipe it out-Spring wind blows it back": The Transfiguration of the Political Sensibility of the Chinese People -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. 330 $aAided by her insider perspective, the author deftly employs Western rhetorical methodology in a compelling critique of an Eastern rhetorical occurrence, highlighting how authority confronts challenge in postsocialist China. 606 $aReligion and politics$zChina 606 $aCommunication$xReligious aspects$xFalun Gong (Organization) 607 $aChina$xReligion 615 0$aReligion and politics 615 0$aCommunication$xReligious aspects$xFalun Gong (Organization) 676 $a322/.10951 700 $aXiao$b Ming$01622156 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823820203321 996 $aThe cultural economy of Falun Gong in China$93955847 997 $aUNINA