Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village

by Jun Jing

Book Overview

This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 percent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius. It recounts both how this proud community was subjected to intense suffering during the Maoist era, culminating in its forcible resettlement in December 1960 to make way for the construction of a major hydroelectric dam, and how the village eventually...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804727562
• ISBN13: 9780804727563
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.8"