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

• Superior document: China understandings today
• VerfasserIn: Javed, Jeffrey Arshad,
• Place / Publishing House: Ann Arbor, Michigan : : University of Michigan Press,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: China understandings today.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (284 pages) :; illustrations.

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.

Table of Contents

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.