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Justice after Mao : the politics of historical truth in the People's Republic of China / edited by Daniel Leese, Amanda Shuman.

Cambridge eBooks: 2023 Frontlist Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Leese, Daniel, editor.
Shuman, Amanda, 1980- editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976--Influence.
Mao, Zedong.
Transitional justice--China.
Transitional justice.
Collective memory--China.
Collective memory.
Political persecution--China--History--20th century.
Political persecution.
China--History--20th century--Historiography.
China.
China--Politics and government--1949-.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 321 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Summary:
How can a dictatorship cope with the legacy of atrocities committed in its own name? This volume addresses the question of historical justice in post-Mao China through issues of property, rehabilitation, reconciliation, and memory. It provides a fresh perspective on Chinese history and politics, socialisms and transitional justice.
Notes:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 6, 2023).
ISBN:
1-009-26125-8
1-009-26127-4
1-009-26126-6

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