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Compelling Ideal : Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956 by Jan Kiely (2014, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300185944

ISBN-139780300185942

eBay Product ID (ePID)175718052

Product Key Features

Number of Pages416 Pages

Publication NameCompelling Ideal : Thought Reform and the Prison in China, 1901-1956

LanguageEnglish

SubjectModern / 20th Century, Asia / China, Penology

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

AuthorJan Kiely

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight25 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-046778

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews'Jan Kiely, an American sinologist based at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, shows with admirable clarity that the notion of thought reform, or ganhua , occupied the minds and goals of late Qing dynasty reformers, Japanese penologists, progressive prison wardens during the Republic, Chiang Kai-shek and his son Ching-kuo, Buddhists and of course Mao Zedong even before he came to national power.' --Jonathan Mirsky, THES., "This is a solid and well-researched study of techniques of re-education and thought reform in Chinese penal institutions in the first half of the twentieth century."--Klaus Muhlhahn, American Historical Review , "This is a solid and well-researched study of techniques of re-education and thought reform in Chinese penal institutions in the first half of the twentieth century."--Klaus Muhlhahn, American Historical Review, 'Jan Kiely, an American sinologist based at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, shows with admirable clarity that the notion of thought reform, or ganhua , occupied the minds and goals of late Qing dynasty reformers, Japanese penologists, progressive prison wardens during the Republic, Chiang Kai-shek and his son Ching-kuo, Buddhists and of course Mao Zedong even before he came to national power.' --Jonathan Mirsky, THES., "This is a solid and well-researched study of techniques of reeducation and thought reform in Chinese penal institutions in the first half of the twentieth century."-- The American Historical Review, " The Compelling Ideal is a thoughtful, rigorously researched, and meticulously detailed investigation into early twentieth-century Chinese penal reform, from the last decade of the Qing dynasty to the formative years of the People's Republic of China."-- Journal of Asian Studies, "...one cannot fail to be impressed by the beautifully crafted deep history his book provides. Readers wishing to understand the historical context within which Maoist thought reform later evolved will find this book to be indispensable." --Aminda Smith, China Quarterly Review, "...one cannot fail to be impressed by the beautifully crafted deep history his book provides. Readers wishing to understand the historical context within which Maoist thought reform later evolved will find this book to be indispensable." --Aminda Smith, China Quarterly Review

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal365/.95109041

SynopsisIn 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.

LC Classification NumberHV9817.K54 2014