The Compelling Ideal: Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956 by Kiely, Jan

The Compelling Ideal: Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300185942)

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The Compelling Ideal: Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956 by Kiely, Jan

The Compelling Ideal: Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956

$80.00
The Compelling Ideal: Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956 by Kiely, Jan

The Compelling Ideal: Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956

$80.00
Format: Hardcover
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In this groundbreaking volume, based on extensive research in Chinese archives and libraries, Jan Kiely explores the pre-Communist origins of the process of systematic thought reform or reformation (ganhua) that evolved into a key component of Mao Zedong's revolutionary restructuring of Chinese society. Focusing on ganhua as it was employed in China's prison system, Kiely's thought-provoking work brings the history of this critical phenomenon to life through the stories of individuals who conceptualized, implemented, and experienced it, and he details how these techniques were subsequently adapted for broader social and political use.

Author: Jan Kiely
ISBN-10: 0300185944
ISBN-13: 9780300185942
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/27/2014
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d
By Jan Kiely
By Jan Kiely
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Jan Kiely is associate professor of Chinese studies and associate director of the Centre for China Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He lives in Hong Kong.

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