Xiao, Ming. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> A firsthand account of the power of rhetoric to establish and challenge cultural controls in modern China. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781611172072 1611172071 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>414970  MIL 22573/ctv6vp674  JSTOR 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Falun Gong (Organization)<br/>Falun Gong (Organization)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and politics--China.<br/>Communication--Religious aspects--Falun Gong (Organization)<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Advocacy.<br/>Religion<br/>Religion and politics<br/>LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--Religion.<br/>China
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP605.F36  / X56 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>322/.10951