Policies of Chaos: The Organizational Causes of Violence in China's Cultural Revolution

by Lynn T. White III

Book Overview

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: labeling groups, designating bosses, and legitimating violence in political campaigns. These habits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691609160
• ISBN13: 9780691609164
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"