TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ming,Xiao
AU  - Benson,Thomas W.
TI  - The Cultural Economy of Falun Gong in China: A Rhetorical Perspective
T2  - Studies in Rhetoric and Communication Series
SN  - 9781611172072
AV  - BP605.F36 X56 2011 
U1  - 322/.10951 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of South Carolina Press
KW  - Religion and politics--China
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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