Compelling Ideal: Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956 - Hardcover
by Jan Kiely
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jan KielyTheme:Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/Chinese, Interdisciplinary Studies/AsianPublish date:5/27/2014Pages:416
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300185942ISBN-10:0300185944UPC:9780300185942Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Modern, PenologyBook Topic:China, 20th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.726Product ID:SCTH7KDB39
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300185942ISBN-10:0300185944UPC:9780300185942Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Modern, PenologyBook Topic:China, 20th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.726Product ID:SCTH7KDB39
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.
Publisher: Yale University Press
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