Mao's New World : : Political Culture in the Early People's Republic / / Chang-tai Hung.
In this sweeping portrait of the political culture of the early People's Republic of China (PRC), Chang-tai Hung mines newly available sources to vividly reconstruct how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tightened its rule after taking power in 1949. With political-cultural projects such as rec...
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Hung, Chang-tai, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Mao's New World : Political Culture in the Early People's Republic / Chang-tai Hung. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2011] ©2017 1 online resource (368 p.) : 45 halftones, 21 line drawings text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Romanization -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. Space -- II. Celebrations -- III. History -- IV. Visual Images -- V. Commemoration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In this sweeping portrait of the political culture of the early People's Republic of China (PRC), Chang-tai Hung mines newly available sources to vividly reconstruct how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tightened its rule after taking power in 1949. With political-cultural projects such as reconstructing Tiananmen Square to celebrate the Communist Revolution; staging national parades; rewriting official histories; mounting a visual propaganda campaign, including oil paintings, cartoons, and New Year prints; and establishing a national cemetery for heroes of the Revolution, the CCP built up nationalistic fervor in the people and affirmed its legitimacy. These projects came under strong Soviet influence, but the nationalistic Chinese Communists sought an independent road of nation building; for example, they decided that the reconstructed Tiananmen Square should surpass Red Square in size and significance, against the advice of Soviet experts sent from Moscow.Combining historical, cultural, and anthropological inquiries, Mao's New World examines how Mao Zedong and senior Party leaders transformed the PRC into a propaganda state in the first decade of their rule (1949-1959). Using archival sources only recently made available, previously untapped government documents, visual materials, memoirs, and interviews with surviving participants in the Party's plans, Hung argues that the exploitation of new cultural forms for political ends was one of the most significant achievements of the Chinese Communist Revolution. The book features sixty-six images of architecture, monuments, and artwork to document how the CCP invented the heroic tales of the Communist Revolution. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Arts Political aspects History 20th century China. Arts Political aspects China History 20th century. Communism and culture History 20th century China. Communism and culture China History 20th century. Political culture History 20th century China. Political culture China History 20th century. Symbolism in politics History 20th century China. Symbolism in politics China History 20th century. Asian Studies. History. Political Science & Political History. HISTORY / Asia / China. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package 9783110649826 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 9783110665871 print 9780801449345 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801462238 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801462238 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801462238/original |
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