Chinese revolution in practice: from movement to the state

Yun Daiying's social engagement and political transformation, 1917-1921 -- Political education in land reform and military training under the CCP -- Historiography, memory, and myth in Maoist China -- The social construction and deconstruction of evil landlords in contemporary chinese fiction, art, and collective memory -- Extrajudicial incarceration during the Cultural Revolution -- Ritual, reading, and resistance in the prison and cowshed during the Cultural Revolution.

"This book employs multiple case studies to explore how the Chinese communist revolution began as an ideology-oriented intellectual movement aimed at improving society before China's transformation into a state that suppresses dissenting voices by outsourcing its power of coercion and incarceration. Illustrating the continuity of the Chinese revolution and past decades' socialist practices and mechanisms, this study is an ideal resource for scholars of Chinese history, politics, and twentieth-century revolutions"--

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Scope and Features of the Book -- An Ideology-Military-Propaganda State and Its Delegatory Power -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 1. Yun Daiying's Social Engagement and Political Transformation, 1917-1921 -- Yun's Book Collection, the Mutual Aid Society, and the Enlightenment Library -- The Founding, Management, and Influence of the Benefiting Group Bookstore -- From the Bookstore to the Communist Party -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 2. Political Education in Land Reform and Military Training Under the CCP -- Land Reform as Socio-Cultural Movement -- Speaking Bitterness as Education, Enlightenment, and Mobilization -- Speaking Bitterness in the People's Liberation Army -- Educating Soldiers with Speaking Bitterness -- Impact of Speaking Bitterness on the PLA -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 3. Historiography, Memory, and Myth in Maoist China -- From "Four Histories" to "Recalling Bitterness -- From Memory to Fiction -- Stage Bitter Memory: Political Ritual and Public Performance -- Reflections on the Recalling-Bitterness Experience -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 4. The Social Construction and Deconstruction of Evil Landlords in Contemporary Chinese Fiction, Art, and Collective Memory -- Constructing the Archetype of the Evil Landlord in Theater: The Case of Huang Shiren -- Museum, Sculptures, and the Imagination of Class Oppression: The Case of Liu Wencai -- Contesting the Bad Reputation: The Case of Zhou Bapi -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 5. Extrajudicial Incarceration during the Cultural Revolution -- Origins and a Tentative Typology of the Extralegal Incarceration -- Confinement under the Work Team -- Incarceration by the Party Committee -- Cowshed" Founded by Red Guards.