The Cultural Revolution and Overacting: Dynamics between Politics and Performance

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Lexington Books, 2014

0739192906 / 9780739192900

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Hardcover, x + 173 pages, NOT ex-library. Printed in the USA. Clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Minor handling wear. Published without a dust jacket. -- The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, which took place in China between 1966 and 1976, was a major political and social tragedy in Chinese history. As part of an effort to understand how the state enforced control amid seeming chaos, this book looks at the ubiquitous revolutionary presentations and performances of power, such as political rituals, revolutionary rhetoric, and public gatherings, in people's everyday lives during the Cultural Revolution as performances that contributed to the control of the Chinese people. In particular, this book discusses how the promotion of revolutionary models in real life contributed to people's eagerness to perform the role of the ideal revolutionary, and how the possibility of complete revolutionary transformation, promoted by the state media, and the hard fact that no one was able to completely become a Maoist subject, who would be completely selfless and think and speak only Maoist teaching, subjected people to a state of becoming but never fully having become. The fear of failing in the Maoist transformation constituted the inner mechanism that propelled ordinary people's radical revolutionary behavior. In addition, this book examines the audience's reaction to Jiang Qing's court performance in the trial of the Gang of Four as an anarchic liberation from the revolutionary performance of the Cultural Revolution. Utilizing methodologies of cultural anthropology, linguistics, acting theory, and literary criticism, this book reveals how people's performances of their everyday life functioned as mechanisms of social control. -- Contents: 1. Rituals in Action: Revolutionary Rituals and the Shaping of Political Idols and Political Subjects; 2. Deciphering Revolutionary Language: The Charm of the Big Character Poster; 3. Model Theater: Modeling the World; 4. Permanent Liminality: The Performance of Revolutionary Heroic Characters in Everyday Life; 5. Enfranchised Violence: Public Struggle Meetings; 6. The End of the Cultural Revolution: The Trial of the Gang of Four; Epilogue: Once to Every Man and Nation; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.…

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Titolo
The Cultural Revolution and Overacting: Dynamics between Politics and Performance
Autore
Tuo Wang
Editore
Lexington Books
Anno di pubblicazione
2014
Condizione
Near Fine
Rilegatura
Hardcover
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0739192906
ISBN 13
9780739192900

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All U.S.-bound orders are now shipped with UPS for reliable delivery. Additional customs or import fees are highly unlikely; however, please note buyers remain responsible for any duties or taxes that U.S. Customs may assess. -- Killarneybooks is a family-run bookshop based in the Republic of Ireland. We take pride in accurate listings, careful packaging, and prompt service - most orders ship within 24 hours. All books listed are in stock and ready for immediate dispatch - we are not dropshippers. Inquiries always welcome.…

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