From the Chinese revolution to the global rise of right-wing movements, Dutton rethinks politics in the contemporary world. He juxtaposes ancient Chinese cosmology, medicine, and Maoism against the monuments of early capitalist modernity such as the Crystal Palace and the Eiffel Tower to highlight the differences in political investments and intensities.
From the Chinese revolution to the global rise of right-wing movements, Dutton rethinks politics in the contemporary world. He juxtaposes ancient Chinese cosmology, medicine, and Maoism against the monuments of early capitalist modernity such as the Crystal Palace and the Eiffel Tower to highlight the differences in political investments and intensities.
Michael Dutton most recently taught at Beijing Capital Normal University and Goldsmiths, University of London, and is the author of Policing Chinese Politics: A History, also published by Duke University Press, and coauthor of Beijing Time.
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List of Illustrations xi Foreword xv Acknowledgments xix Context 1 Part 1. Beginnings 19 1. Almost Aphoristic 21 2. Numismatics 57 3. Callings 73 Part 2. Contagions 85 4. 911 87 5. Heroics? 110 6. Monumental Hiccup in Göttingen: From Living Dangerously to a Barer Life 116 Part 3. Reconstructions 133 7. Channeling Intensity: A Design Process 137 8. Anren: Friend and Enemy in Peace and Benevolence? 153 9. From Hiccup to Habit: From Cultural Revolution to Culture Industry 166 Part 4. Becoming Modern 177 10. From the Crystal Palace to the Eiffel Tower 179 11. Eiffel Tower—Ante: The Ferris Wheel 202 12. Eiffel Tower—Anti: Tatlin’s Tower 222 Part 5. Becoming Political 233 13. Becoming Maoist 235 14. Becoming Maoist II: Language, Economy, Security 261 Part 6. Strokes, Not Words 291 15. Calligraphy 293 16. Spilling Off the Page 306 Afterwords 315 Glossary A. Terms and Concepts 337 Glossary B. Chinese Terms, Names, Titles, Words, and Phrases 347 Bibliography 365 Index
List of Illustrations xi Foreword xv Acknowledgments xix Context 1 Part 1. Beginnings 19 1. Almost Aphoristic 21 2. Numismatics 57 3. Callings 73 Part 2. Contagions 85 4. 911 87 5. Heroics? 110 6. Monumental Hiccup in Göttingen: From Living Dangerously to a Barer Life 116 Part 3. Reconstructions 133 7. Channeling Intensity: A Design Process 137 8. Anren: Friend and Enemy in Peace and Benevolence? 153 9. From Hiccup to Habit: From Cultural Revolution to Culture Industry 166 Part 4. Becoming Modern 177 10. From the Crystal Palace to the Eiffel Tower 179 11. Eiffel Tower—Ante: The Ferris Wheel 202 12. Eiffel Tower—Anti: Tatlin’s Tower 222 Part 5. Becoming Political 233 13. Becoming Maoist 235 14. Becoming Maoist II: Language, Economy, Security 261 Part 6. Strokes, Not Words 291 15. Calligraphy 293 16. Spilling Off the Page 306 Afterwords 315 Glossary A. Terms and Concepts 337 Glossary B. Chinese Terms, Names, Titles, Words, and Phrases 347 Bibliography 365 Index
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