Grassroots Charisma
Four Local Leaders in China
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, History
| Author: | Stephan Feuchtwang, Wang Mingming | ISBN: | 9781136372162 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 16, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephan Feuchtwang, Wang Mingming |
| ISBN: | 9781136372162 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 16, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book relates the stories of four leaders under very different political regimes: Colonial, Nationalist and Communist. The authors compare Chinese notions of respect and inspiration with their equivalents in other religious and political histories of colonial and post-colonial modernity, thereby producing a thorough re-working of the idea of charisma. The result is an intriguing study of the relationship between religious and political authority in a changing world.
This book relates the stories of four leaders under very different political regimes: Colonial, Nationalist and Communist. The authors compare Chinese notions of respect and inspiration with their equivalents in other religious and political histories of colonial and post-colonial modernity, thereby producing a thorough re-working of the idea of charisma. The result is an intriguing study of the relationship between religious and political authority in a changing world.
