Words and Their Stories
Author | : Ban Wang |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2010-10-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004188617 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004188614 |
Rating | : 4/5 (614 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Words and Their Stories by : Ban Wang
Download or read book Words and Their Stories written by Ban Wang and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of dislocations and ruptures in China’s revolutionary language, to rethink this discourse is to revisit a history in terms of sedimented layers of linguistic meanings and political aspirations. Earlier meanings of revolutionary words may persist or coexist with non-revolutionary rivals. Recovery of the vital uses of key revolutionary words projects critical alternatives in which contemporary capitalist myths can be contested.