1st Edition
Civilising Citizens in Post-Mao China Understanding the Rhetoric of Suzhi
By Delia Lin
Copyright 2017
201 Pages
24 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
24 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
24 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Political discourse in contemporary China is intimately linked to the patriotic reverie of restoring China as a great civilisation, a dream of reformers since the beginning of the twentieth century. The concept and use of suzhi – a term that denotes the idea of cultivating a ‘quality’ citizenship – is central to this programme of rejuvenation, and is enjoying a revival. This book therefore... Read more
Preface
A Note on Translation and Transliteration
List of Tables and Figures
1 Introduction
2 The Confucian Legacy of Suzhi
3 The Paradigm of Suzhi: Transformational Citizenship
4 Manufacturing Suzhi: from Mini to Mighty
5 The Wenming-Suzhi-Hexie-Zhongguo Meng Continuum: the Process of Pan-politicisation
6 Suzhi Jiaoyu: a Word that Succeeds and a Policy that Fails
7 Conclusion
Appendix: Research Design for Chapter 4
Index
Biography
Delia Lin lectures at the School of Social Sciences at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her research interests include political thought, governance, ideology and discourse.
