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Book Synopsis
Illustrates how states appeal to popular morality to forge new group identities and mobilize violence against perceived threats. In an era where states and politicians regularly weaponize moral emotions to foment conflict and violence, understanding the dynamics of violent mobilization and state authority are more relevant than ever before.

Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations for Major Archival and Documentary Sources
  • Part I: Theory and Origins
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Context and Structure of Violent Land Reform after 1949
  • Chapter 2. Tracing the Origins of Moral Mobilization
  • Part II: Mobilizing Violence
  • Chapter 3. The Process of Moral Mobilization
  • Chapter 4. Coercive Control and Mass Mobilized Violence
  • Part III: Collective Identities and State Authority
  • Chapter 5. Constructing Class Enemies in Huaibei and Jiangnan
  • Chapter 6. Ingroup Solidarity and State-building During and After Land Reform
  • Part IV: Comparative Perspectives and Conclusion
  • Chapter 7 Moral Mobilization in Comparative Perspective
  • Appendix A. Notes on Methodology and Sources
  • Appendix B. Table of Landlords Struggled Against in Baoshan County for Chapter 5
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/09/2022
      ISBN13: 9780472055494, 978-0472055494
      ISBN10: 0472055496
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Illustrates how states appeal to popular morality to forge new group identities and mobilize violence against perceived threats. In an era where states and politicians regularly weaponize moral emotions to foment conflict and violence, understanding the dynamics of violent mobilization and state authority are more relevant than ever before.

      Table of Contents
      • List of Illustrations
      • List of Tables
      • Acknowledgements
      • Abbreviations for Major Archival and Documentary Sources
      • Part I: Theory and Origins
      • Introduction
      • Chapter 1. The Context and Structure of Violent Land Reform after 1949
      • Chapter 2. Tracing the Origins of Moral Mobilization
      • Part II: Mobilizing Violence
      • Chapter 3. The Process of Moral Mobilization
      • Chapter 4. Coercive Control and Mass Mobilized Violence
      • Part III: Collective Identities and State Authority
      • Chapter 5. Constructing Class Enemies in Huaibei and Jiangnan
      • Chapter 6. Ingroup Solidarity and State-building During and After Land Reform
      • Part IV: Comparative Perspectives and Conclusion
      • Chapter 7 Moral Mobilization in Comparative Perspective
      • Appendix A. Notes on Methodology and Sources
      • Appendix B. Table of Landlords Struggled Against in Baoshan County for Chapter 5
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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