Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SMALL GROUPS AND POLITICAL RITUALS -- III. THE ORIGINS OF SMALL GROUPS AND POLITICAL RITUALS -- IV. SMALL GROUPS AND POLITICAL RITUALS: THE IDEAL FORMS -- V. CADRES AND POLITICAL STUDY RITUALS -- VI. STUDENTS AND POLITICAL RITUALS -- VII. PEASANTS AND POLITICAL RITUALS -- VIII. WORKERS AND POLITICAL RITUALS -- IX. CORRECTIVE LABOR CAMP INMATES AND POLITICAL RITUALS -- X. ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING AND POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE -- XI. CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIXES -- INDEX