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Policies of Chaos: The Organizational Causes of Violence in China's Cultural Revolution
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Policies of Chaos: The Organizational Causes of Violence in China's Cultural Revolution
Contributors:
By (Author) Lynn T. White
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
951.056
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
382
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
709g
Description
The tumult of the Cultural Revolution after 1966 is often blamed on a few leaders in Beijing, or on long-term egalitarian ideals, or on communist or Chinese political cultures. Lynn White shows, however, that the chaos resulted mainly from reactions by masses of individuals and small groups to three specific policies of administrative manipulation:
