Revolutionary Discourse in Mao’s Republic
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Revolutionary Discourse in Mao’s Republic

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What does the Chinese Communist Revolution teach us about the relationship between political discourse and real experiences and events? This unique interpretation of the revolutionary process in China uses empirical evidence as well as concepts from contemporary cultural studies to probe this significant question. David Apter and Tony Saich base their analysis on recently available primary sources on party history, English- and Chinese-language accounts of the Long March and Yan’an period, and interviews with veterans and their relatives. Written by an eminent political theorist well seasoned in comparative development and an internationally recognized China scholar, and abounding in new approaches to central issues, this incisive analysis will be welcomed by social theorists and China scholars alike.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Toward a Discourse Theory of Politics FICTIVE TRUTHS AND LOGICAL INFERENCES Four Struggles Three Stories One Line YAN'AN AS A MOBILIZATION SPACE The Surviving Yan'anites The Terrain on the Ground Yan'an as a Revolutionary Simulacrum THE POWER OF SYMBOLIC CAPITAL Exegetical Bonding and the Phenomenology of Confession Foucault's Paradox and the Politics of Contending Discourses Appendix: Cadre Schools in the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region, 1935-1945 Notes Index

About the Author :
David E. Apter was Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Comparative Political and Social Development at Yale University. Tony Saich is Daewoo Professor of International Affairs and Director the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia at Harvard Kennedy School. His books include Finding Allies and Making Revolution: The Early Years of the Chinese Communist Party and Governance and Politics of China.

Review :
Revolutionary Discourse in Mao’s Republic should become a central text in rethinking Maoism, Chinese politics and social theory… This work has the mark of genius. Apter and Saich have given us a true tour de force, rich in ideas, powerful in its sweep, and beautifully written. China specialists may disagree with certain themes, but they will be forced to rethink their positions, and specialist or generalist, the reader will be rewarded by new approaches to many of the central issues surrounding Chinese Communism. A masterly presentation of a vital issue with far-reaching implications for China scholars, students of East Asian thought and politics, and those who are interested in cultural studies. Apter and Saich have authored an important book, scholarly, sound and full of interpretive brilliance.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780674767805
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Harvard University Press
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 416
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  • Width: 162 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0674767802
  • Publisher Date: 19 Aug 1998
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
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  • Weight: 572 gr


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