Psychocultural Study of the
Authority Crisis in Political Development
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Price: |
3.50 |
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Title: |
The Spirit of Chinese Politics A Psychocultural Study of the Authority Crisis in Political Development |
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Author: |
Lucian W. Pye |
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ISBN: |
0-262-66007-5 |
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Description: |
1970 - 2nd Printing
Softcover - MIT - 255 pages |
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Condition: |
Clean text, small archival-tape repair on title page spine seam, age discoloration inside covers and facing pages
as well as on cover, moderate amount of edge wear and peel, spine straight and tight. |
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Summary: |
"Lucian Pye, one of the most knowledgeable observers of China, unfolds in this book a deep
psychological analysis of Chinese political culture. The dynamics of the Cultural Revolution, the behavior
of the Red Guards, and the compulsions of Mao Tse-tung are among the important symptoms examined.
But Pye goes behind large events, exploring the more enduring aspects of Chinese culture and
the stable elements of the national psychology as they have been manifested in traditional, Republican,
and Communist periods. He also scans several possible paths of future development. The emphasis is on the
roles long played by authority, order, hierarchy, and emotional quietism in Chinese political culture as shaped by the
Confucian tradition and the institution of filial piety, and the resulting confusions brought about by
the displacements of these traditions in the face of political change and modernization." CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |