Politics of Control - 9780824884574

Politics of ControlCreating Red Culture in the Early People's Republic of China\nAuthor(s): Chang-tai Hung\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Hawai'i Press, United States\nImprint: University of Hawai'i Press\nISBN-13: 9780824884574, 978-0824884574\nSynopsis\nUsing a unique interdisciplinary, cultural-institutional analysis, Politics of Control is the first comprehensive study of how, in the early decades of the Peoples Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party reshaped peoples minds using multiple methods of control. With newly available archival material, internal circulars, memoirs, interviews, and site visits, the book explores the fascinating world of mass media, book publishing, education, religion, parks, museums, and architecture during the formative years of the republic.\n\nWhen the Communists assumed power in 1949, they projected themselves as not only military victors but also as peace restorers and cultural protectors. Believing that they needed to manage c.