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Idealism and the abuse of power : lessons from China's Cultural Revolution
- Author / Creator
- Available as
- Online
Details
- Creator
- Zhuang Hui-yun
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London ; New York : Routledge, 2016
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (viii, 168 p.)
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781315252810, 9780754672081, 1315252813, 1351929186, 9781351929172, 0754672085, 1351929178
- OCLC
- ocn973026825
- "First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Also available in print format.
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Identifying the problem -- 3. How power was justified -- 4. Law as part of the solution -- 5. How law checks power
Subjects
- China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976.
- China -- Politics and government -- 1949-1976.
- China -- Social conditions -- 1949-1976.
- Power (Social sciences) -- China -- History -- 20th century.
- Abuse of administrative power -- China -- History -- 20th century.
- Idealism, Chinese -- History -- 20th century.
- Communism -- China -- History -- 20th century.
- One-party systems -- China -- History -- 20th century.
- Law -- China -- History -- 20th century.