The compelling ideal: thought reform and the prison in China, 1901 - 1956

"In this groundbreaking volume, based on extensive research in Chinese archives and libraries, Jan Kiely explores the pre-Communist origins of the process of systematic thought reform or reformation (ganhua) that evolved into a key component of Mao Zedong's revolutionary restructuring of C...

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Main Author: Kiely, Jan (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. [u.a.] Yale University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Online Access: Book review (H-Net)
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Keywords:
China
China > Gefängnis > Umerziehung > Gehirnwäsche > Psychische Folter > Geschichte 1901-1956
Corrections
Corrections > China > History > 20th century
Gefängnisse
History > Asia > China
History > Modern, 20th Century
Prisons
Prisons > China > History > 20th century
Social Science > Penology
Strafrecht
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Summary:"In this groundbreaking volume, based on extensive research in Chinese archives and libraries, Jan Kiely explores the pre-Communist origins of the process of systematic thought reform or reformation (ganhua) that evolved into a key component of Mao Zedong's revolutionary restructuring of Chinese society. Focusing on ganhua as it was employed in China's prison system, Kiely's thought-provoking work brings the history of this critical phenomenon to life through the stories of individuals who conceptualized, implemented, and experienced it, and he details how these techniques were subsequently adapted for broader social and political use"--
"In this groundbreaking volume, based on extensive research in Chinese archives and libraries, Jan Kiely explores the pre-Communist origins of the process of systematic thought reform or reformation (ganhua) that evolved into a key component of Mao Zedong's revolutionary restructuring of Chinese society. Focusing on ganhua as it was employed in China's prison system, Kiely's thought-provoking work brings the history of this critical phenomenon to life through the stories of individuals who conceptualized, implemented, and experienced it, and he details how these techniques were subsequently adapted for broader social and political use"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 403 S. Kt.
ISBN:9780300185942