Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
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Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

The Impact on Chinese Thought, Culture, and Communication

  1. 270 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

The Impact on Chinese Thought, Culture, and Communication

About this book

A startling look at revolutionary rhetoric and its effects

Now known to the Chinese as the "ten years of chaos, " the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–76) brought death to thousands of Chinese and persecution to millions. In Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution Xing Lu identifies the rhetorical practices and persuasive effects of the polarizing political language and symbolic practices used by Communist Party leaders to legitimize their use of power and violence to dehumanize people identified as class enemies.

Lu provides close readings of the movement's primary texts—political slogans, official propaganda, wall posters, and the lyrics of mass songs and model operas. She also scrutinizes such ritualistic practices as the loyalty dance, denunciation rallies, political study sessions, and criticism and self-criticism meetings. Lu enriches her rhetorical analyses of these texts with her own story and that of her family, as well as with interviews conducted in China and the United States with individuals who experienced the Cultural Revolution during their teenage years.

In her new preface, Lu expresses deep concern about recent nationalism, xenophobia, divisiveness, and violence instigated by the rhetoric of hatred and fear in the United States and across the globe. She hopes that by illuminating the way language shapes perception, thought, and behavior, this book will serve as a reminder of past mistakes so that we may avoid repeating them in the future.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Series Editor’s Preface
  8. Preface to the Paperback Edition
  9. Preface to the First Edition
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter One My Family Caught in the Cultural Revolution
  12. Chapter Two Language, Thought, and Culture in the Chinese Political Context
  13. Chapter Three A Rhetorical Analysis of Political Slogans
  14. Chapter Four A Rhetorical Analysis of Wall Posters
  15. Chapter Five A Rhetorical Analysis of Revolutionary Songs and Model Operas
  16. Chapter Six A Rhetorical Analysis of Political Rituals
  17. Chapter Seven A Rhetorical Analysis of Post–Cultural Revolution Political Discourse
  18. Chapter Eight Conclusion and Implications
  19. Notes
  20. Bibliography
  21. Chinese Names and Terms Index
  22. General Index