Ming, Xiao. <br/><br/>
The Cultural Economy of Falun Gong in China :  A Rhetorical Perspective. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (153 pages) 
 - Studies in Rhetoric and Communication Series .
 - Studies in Rhetoric and Communication Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- ONE: The Rise of Falun Gong -- TWO: Challenging Contemporary Political Culture: Falun Gong's Departure from Marxist Materialism, Authoritarianism, and Scientism -- THREE: Why Is Falun Gong Popular? -- FOUR: As Powerful as Weapons: The Use of Tropes as Ideological Instruments -- FIVE: "Wildfire won't wipe it out-Spring wind blows it back": The Transfiguration of the Political Sensibility of the Chinese People -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. 
<br/><br/> Aided by her insider perspective, the author deftly employs Western rhetorical methodology in a compelling critique of an Eastern rhetorical occurrence, highlighting how authority confronts challenge in postsocialist China. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781611172072 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and politics--China.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP605.F36 X56 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>322/.10951