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This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 percent of the villagers are sur named Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius. It recounts both how this proud community was subjected to intense suffering during the Maoist era, culminating in its forcible resettlement in December 1960 to make way for the ...
This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 percent of the villagers are sur named Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius. It recounts both how this proud community was subjected to intense suffering during the Maoist era, culminating in its forcible resettlement in December 1960 to make way for the construction of a major hydroelectric dam, and how the village eventually sought recovery through the commemoration of that suffering and the revival of a redefined religion.
Before 1949, the Kongs had dominated their area because of their political influence, wealth, and, above all, their identification with Confucius, whose precepts underlay so much of the Chinese ethical and political tradition. After the Communists came to power in 1949, these people, as a literal embodiment of the Confucian heritage, became prime targets for Maoist political campaigns attacking the traditional order, from land reform to the “Criticize Confucius” movement. Many villagers were arrested, three were beheaded, and others died in labor camps. When the villagers were forced to hastily abandon their homes and the village temple, they had time to disinter only the bones of their closest family members; the tombs of earlier generations were destroyed by construction workers for the dam.
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Review
"One of the best local ethnographies to date on post-reform China. . . . Conceptually sophisticated yet undiminished by unnecessary jargon, the book provides one of the most readable and intelligently framed accounts of change and continuity at the local level in China." —Journal of Asian Studies
"Anthropologists and historians will find themselves rewarded by this nuanced examination of social memory, ritual life, and the traumatic recent history of a remarkable village."—China Review International
"This gem of a book takes the study of Chinese village culture to new levels of theoretical sophistication, ethnographic nuance and literary evocativeness. . . . There are many fine books that tell similar stories of the devastation of rural communities during the Maoist era. Dachuan is different only in that the depth of its tragedy was several degrees worse than most. But what makes Jun Jing's book unique is his discovery of a way to probe the meaning of such a history for the villagers."—China Quarterly
"All audiences can enjoy the universal subjects of the book—children and food. . . . Feeding China's Little Emperor's is useful both for anthropologists or those looking at social change over the last few decades."—The China Business Review
"In 1961 the entire village of Dachuan was destroyed when it was submerged under a reservoir created by a newly constructed hydroelectric dam. . . . In Jun Jing's beautifully written account, The Temple of Memories, he reveals how the villagers tra
The Temple of Memories的创作者
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景军 作者
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Jun Jing is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York.
目录 · · · · · ·
2. Memory of Historical Possibilities
3. Memory of Revolutionary Terror
4. Memory of Communal Terror
5. Memory of Local Animosity
6. Memory of Ritual Language
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2. Memory of Historical Possibilities
3. Memory of Revolutionary Terror
4. Memory of Communal Terror
5. Memory of Local Animosity
6. Memory of Ritual Language
7. Memory of Genealogical Retainers
8. Memory of Cultural Symbols
9. Finding Memories in Gansu
Notes
References
Character List
Index
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The Temple of Memories的书评 · · · · · · ( 全部 24 条 )
万千个大川,无数座孔庙
关于我的父辈,故乡的记忆
盛世之下,伤痕累累。
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这本书的其他版本 · · · · · · ( 全部3 )
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福建教育出版社 (2013)8.4分 1517人读过
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Stanford University Press (1996)暂无评分 8人读过
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0 有用 远远飞 2013-01-28 03:44:23
正在写长评 很不错的书
0 有用 夏晓光Pe 2014-04-25 02:19:45
96年出版的民族志,至今仍深有借鉴意义。
2 有用 fka EyeCU 2014-11-30 08:15:07
英文版要比中文版make sense。既讲到历史是如何被记忆的,又讲到人们如何deal with这些记忆,之间掺杂着cultural invention。
0 有用 杜修琪 2014-06-11 22:52:41
闲逛图书馆的神奇发现。
0 有用 王大可是只橘猫 2021-07-13 19:50:13
太中规中矩…东西不多
0 有用 Answer Lu 2024-04-06 16:10:14 上海
don't like the history. 13%.
0 有用 大锅小蝈落地盘 2022-08-29 23:15:53 美国
不同伤痛下生活的人们、这些人组成的社会群体,和抽象的国家/政治风向以祖先、孔家代表的价值观、和国家建构的名义对于过去和记忆的操纵
0 有用 今泉佑唯 2021-11-27 22:39:06
要想把握完整的思路和处理口述材料的方式还得读原版
0 有用 王大可是只橘猫 2021-07-13 19:50:13
太中规中矩…东西不多
0 有用 ubirus 2020-11-20 02:14:42
过几天重读