Rhetoric Of The Chinese Cultural Revolution: The Impact On Chinese Thought, Culture, And Communication (Studies In Rhetoric/Communication)

Now known to the Chinese as the "ten years of chaos," the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) brought death to thousands and persecution to millions. Xing Lu identifies the rhetorical features and explores the persuasive effects of political language and symbolic practices during the period. She examines how leaders of the Communist Party enacted a rhetoric in political contexts to legitimize power and violence and to dehumanize a group of people identified as class enemies.

• | Author: Xing Lu|Thomas W. Benson
• | Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• | Publication Date: May 20, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1570035431
• | ISBN-13: 9781570035432