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Qigong Fever - Body, Charisma and Utopia in China, 1949-99

English · Hardback

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Presents the social history of the qigong craze which swept urban socialist China in the post-Mao era, leading to the emergence of Falun Gong and its subsequent repression. This book combines historical, anthropological, and sociological approaches to describe a critical phase of Chinese tradition in its encounter with modernity and the state.


Summary

Presents the social history of the qigong craze which swept urban socialist China in the post-Mao era, leading to the emergence of Falun Gong and its subsequent repression. This book combines historical, anthropological, and sociological approaches to describe a critical phase of Chinese tradition in its encounter with modernity and the state.

Product details

Authors David A Palmer
Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.12.2021
 
EAN 9781850658412
ISBN 978-1-85065-841-2
Dimensions 145 mm x 224 mm x 28 mm
Weight 592 g
Illustrations Illustrations
Series CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy
CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy
CERI
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous

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