Guobin Yang

The RED GUARD

GENER ATION and

POLITICAL ACTIVISM

in CHINA

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INTRODUCTION

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2 INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION 3

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4 INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION 5

DEFINING THE RED GUARD GENERATION

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6 INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION 7

TWO LEVELS OF ANALYSIS

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8 INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION 9

STUDIES OF THE RED GUARD MOVEMENT

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10 INTRODUCTION

THEORIES OF COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE

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INTRODUCTION 11

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12 INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION 13

A PERFORMANCE THEORY OF COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE

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14 INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION 15

THE ROUTINIZATION OF LIMINALITY

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16 INTRODUCTION

THE SENT-DOWN EXPERIENCE AS A NEW BEGINNING

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INTRODUCTION 17

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