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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Cheng-Chih, 1961-

Series:

East Asia (New York, N.Y.)

East Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zhongguo gong chan dang.

Propaganda, Communist--China.

Propaganda, Communist.

Genocide--China.

Genocide.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 194 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

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

ISBN:

1-280-28215-0

9786610282159

0-203-01803-6

9780203018033

OCLC:

252756028