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In Shaken Authority , Christian P. Sorace examines the political mechanisms at work in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and the broader ideological energies that drove them. Sorace takes Communist Party ideas and discourse as central to how that organization formulates policies, defines legitimacy, and exerts its power. Sorace argues that the Communist Party has never abandoned its conviction that discourse can shape the world and the people who inhabit it. Sorace also demonstrates how the Communist Party's planning apparatus continues to play a crucial role in engineering China's economy and market construction, especially in the countryside.
Sorace takes a distinctive and original interpretive approach to understanding Chinese politics, and Shaken Authority demonstrates how Communist Party discourse and ideology influenced the official decisions and responses to the Sichuan earthquake. Sorace provides a clear view of the lived outcomes of Communist Party plans, rationalities, and discourses in the earthquake zone. The three case studies he presents each demonstrate a different type of reconstruction and model of development: urban-rural integration, tourism, and ecological civilization. Sorace's work emphasizes the need for a grounded literacy in the political concepts, discourses, and vocabularies of the Communist Party itself. To dismiss China's official discourse as "empty propaganda," Sorace argues, makes China and Chinese realities harder to understand, not easier.

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Sorace, Christian P.

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, Cornell University

Oxford University Press

United States, United States of America

Ithaca, 2017

1, US, 2017

2013

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In Shaken Authority, Christian P. Sorace Examines The Political Mechanisms At Work In The Aftermath Of The 2008 Sichuan Earthquake And The Broader Ideological Energies That Drove Them. Sorace Takes Communist Party Ideas And Discourse As Central To How That Organization Formulates Policies, Defines Legitimacy, And Exerts Its Power. Sorace Also Demonstrates How The Communist Party's Planning Apparatus Continues To Play A Crucial Role In Engineering China's Economy And Market Construction, Especially In The Countryside. The Three Case Studies He Presents Each Demonstrate A Different Type Of Reconstruction And Model Of Development: Urban-rural Integration, Tourism, And Ecological Civilization. Sorace's Work Emphasizes The Need For A Grounded Literacy In The Political Concepts, Discourses, And Vocabularies Of The Communist Party Itself. To Dismiss China's Official Discourse As Empty Propaganda, Sorace Argues, Makes China And Chinese Realities Harder To Understand, Not Easier. -- Provided By The Publisher. The Communist Party's Miracle -- Party Spirit Made Flesh -- Blood Transfusion, Generation, And Anemia -- The Utopia Of Urban Planning: Dujiangyan Municipality -- The Mirage Of Development: Yingxiu Township -- The Ideological Pursuit Of Ecology: Qingchuan County. Christian P. Sorace. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

This book examines the political mechanisms at work in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and the broader ideological energies that drove them. The book takes Chinese Communist Party ideas and discourse as central to how that organization formulates policies, defines legitimacy, and exerts its power. It argues that the Communist Party has never abandoned its conviction that discourse can shape the world and the people who inhabit it. It demonstrates how the Communist Party's planning apparatus continues to play a crucial role in engineering the Chinese economy and market construction, especially in the countryside. It takes a distinctive and original interpretive approach to understanding Chinese politics, and demonstrates how Communist Party discourse and ideology influenced the official decisions and responses to the Sichuan earthquake. The book provides a clear view of the lived outcomes of Communist Party plans, rationalities, and discourses in the earthquake zone. The three case studies presented each demonstrates a different type of reconstruction and model of development: urban–rural integration, tourism, and ecological civilization. The book emphasizes the need for a grounded literacy in the political concepts, discourses, and vocabularies of the Communist Party itself.

"In Shaken Authority, Christian P. Sorace examines the political mechanisms at work in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and the broader ideological energies that drove them. Sorace takes Communist Party ideas and discourse as central to how that organization formulates policies, defines legitimacy, and exerts its power. Sorace also demonstrates how the Communist Party's planning apparatus continues to play a crucial role in engineering China's economy and market construction, especially in the countryside. The three case studies he presents each demonstrate a different type of reconstruction and model of development: urban-rural integration, tourism, and ecological civilization. Sorace's work emphasizes the need for a grounded literacy in the political concepts, discourses, and vocabularies of the Communist Party itself. To dismiss China's official discourse as "empty propaganda," Sorace argues, makes China and Chinese realities harder to understand, not easier."--Provided by the publisher. Provided by publisher

Shaken Authority -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1. The Communist Party's Miracle -- 2. Party Spirit Made Flesh -- 3. Blood Transfusion, Generation, and Anemia -- 4. The Utopia of Urban Planning: Dujiangyan Municipality -- 5. The Mirage of Development: Yingxiu Township -- 6. The Ideological Pursuit of Ecology: Qingchuan County -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary of Terms and Phrases -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z

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