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Xiao, Ming.

The cultural economy of Falun Gong in China : a rhetorical perspective / Xiao Ming. - Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (x, 140 pages). - Studies in rhetoric/communication . - Studies in rhetoric/communication. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The rise of Falun Gong -- Challenging contemporary political culture: Falun Gong's departure from Marxist materialism, authoritarianism, and scientism -- Why is Falun Gong popular? -- As powerful as weapons: the use of tropes as ideological instruments -- "Wildfire won't wipe it out-- spring wind blows it back": the transfiguration of the political sensibility of the Chinese people.

A firsthand account of the power of rhetoric to establish and challenge cultural controls in modern China.

ISBN: 9781611172072 1611172071

Source: 414970 MIL 22573/ctv6vp674 JSTOR

LCCN:

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Falun Gong (Organization)
Falun Gong (Organization)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Religion and politics--China.
Communication--Religious aspects--Falun Gong (Organization)
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Advocacy.
Religion
Religion and politics
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--Religion.
China

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BP605.F36 / X56 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 322/.10951