THE POLITICS OF PROPRIETY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE NEW LIFE MOVEMENT AND THE FIVE STRESSES AND FOUR BEAUTIFICATIONS CAMPAIGN IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHINA

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dc.creatorLI, JINYU
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-09T17:58:50Z
dc.date.available2007-05-09T17:58:50Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.description.abstractThrough an analysis of two social campaigns, the New Life Movement and the Five Stresses and Four Beautifications Campaign, this study presents two main arguments: first, although the two campaigns took place half a century apart, and were led by two antagonistic political parties, they were essentially similar, in terms of their theoretical assumptions, administrative style and main features; second, the similarities between them were the result of an outlook shared by both the Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a mentality profoundly influenced by traditional Chinese culture--Confucian attitudes, values and beliefs. Thus, despite their different attitudes toward Confucianism, both the KMT and the CCP have been molded by traditional influences. Certain distinctive characteristics of traditional Chinese culture, such as its emphasis on morality: its obsessive concern with li (propriety), are still the most notable characteristics of Chinese politics and society in the twentieth century.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Hist. 1987 Li
dc.identifier.citationLI, JINYU. "THE POLITICS OF PROPRIETY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE NEW LIFE MOVEMENT AND THE FIVE STRESSES AND FOUR BEAUTIFICATIONS CAMPAIGN IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHINA." (1987) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13233">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13233</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13233
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectAsian history
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectHistory of Oceania
dc.titleTHE POLITICS OF PROPRIETY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE NEW LIFE MOVEMENT AND THE FIVE STRESSES AND FOUR BEAUTIFICATIONS CAMPAIGN IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHINA
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thesis.degree.departmentHistory
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanities
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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