The cultural revolution and overacting : dynamics between politics and performance /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wang, Tuo, 1984- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2014]
Subjects:	China > History > Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. China > History > Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 > Influence.

Table of Contents:

Rituals in action: revolutionary rituals and the shaping of political idols and political subjects
Deciphering revolutionary language: the charm of the big character poster
Model theater: modeling the world
Permanent liminality: the performance of revolutionary heroic characters in everyday life
Enfranchised violence: public struggle meetings
The end of the cultural revolution: the trial of the gang of four.