Rhetoric of the Chinese Cultural Revolution: The Impact on Chinese Thought, Culture, and Communication

by Xing Lu

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643361473
• ISBN13: 9781643361475
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"