Patrolling the revolution :: worker militias, citizenship, and the modern Chinese state /

This pioneering study explores the role of working-class militias as vanguard and guardian of the Chinese Revolution. The book begins with the origins of urban militias in the late nineteenth century and follows their development to the present day. Elizabeth J. Perry focuses on the institution of w...

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1. Verfasser: Perry, Elizabeth J.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2006.
Schriftenreihe:State and society in East Asia.
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Zusammenfassung:This pioneering study explores the role of working-class militias as vanguard and guardian of the Chinese Revolution. The book begins with the origins of urban militias in the late nineteenth century and follows their development to the present day. Elizabeth J. Perry focuses on the institution of worker militias as a vehicle for analyzing the changing (yet enduring) impact of China's revolutionary heritage on subsequent state-society relations. She also incorporates a strong comparative perspective, examining the influence of revolutionary militias on the political trajectories of the United.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 361 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461739548
1461739543

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