The Compelling Ideal

Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Penology, History, Asian, China, Modern, 20th Century
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Author: Jan Kiely ISBN: 9780300186376
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: May 27, 2014
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: Jan Kiely
ISBN: 9780300186376
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: May 27, 2014
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English
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.
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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.

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