The Temple of Memories - History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village

This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 percent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius. It recounts both how this proud community was subjected to intense suffering during the Maoist era, culminating in its forcible resettlement in December 1960 to make way for the construction of a major hydroelectric dam, and how the village eventually sought recovery through the commemoration of that suffering and the revival of a redefined religion.
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Jun Jing is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York.

Summary

This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 per cent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius and looks at their struggle to preserve their identity under the Chinese Communist regime.

Product details

• Authors: Jun Jing, Jing Jun
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1998
• EAN: 9780804727570
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-2757-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 215 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories