Righteous revolutionaries : morality, mobilization, and violence in the making of the Chinese state / / Jeffrey Arshad Javed

• Autore: Javed Jeffrey Arshad
• Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor, Michigan : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 333.730951
• Soggetto topico: Land reform - China - History - 20th century; Agriculture and state - China - History - 20th century
• Nota di contenuto: List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations for Major Archival and Documentary Sources -- Part I: Theory and OriginsIntroduction -- Chapter 1. The Context and Structure of Violent Land Reform after 1949 -- Chapter 2. Tracing the Origins of Moral Mobilization -- Part II: Mobilizing Violence -- Chapter 3. The Process of Moral Mobilization -- Chapter 4. Coercive Control and Mass Mobilized Violence -- Part III: Collective Identities and State Authority -- Chapter 5. Constructing Class Enemies in Huaibei and Jiangnan -- Chapter 6. Ingroup Solidarity and State-building During and After Land Reform -- Part IV: Comparative Perspectives and Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Moral Mobilization in Comparative Perspective -- Appendix A. Notes on Methodology and Sources -- Appendix B. Table of Landlords Struggled Against in Baoshan County for Chapter 5 -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Illustrates how states appeal to popular morality to forge new group identities and mobilize violence against perceived threats. In an era where states and politicians regularly weaponize moral emotions to foment conflict and violence, understanding the dynamics of violent mobilization and state authority are more relevant than ever before.
• Altri titoli varianti: Righteous Revolutionaries
• Titolo autorizzato: Righteous revolutionaries
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910587470703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: China understandings today.