Human flesh search engines : Carnivalesque riots as components of a ‘Chinese democracy’
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 12_Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
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Detail(s)
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Online Society in China |
| Subtitle of host publication | Creating, Celebrating, and Instrumentalising the Online Carnival |
| Editors | David Kurt Herold, Peter Marolt |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 127-145 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780203828519 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780415565394 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | Media, culture, and social change in Asia |
|---|---|
| Volume | 25 |
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Abstract
Since Hu Jintao’s ascension to the offices of President of China and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, the creation and maintenance of a ‘harmonious society’ has been one of the main aims of the Chinese central government (see, e.g., Xinhua News Agency, 2005, June 27). The concept seeks to combine the continuing rapid development of the Chinese economy with gradual political reforms designed to ‘forge an ever closer relationship between the people and the government’, while promoting ‘stability and unity’ (ibid.). Put differently, it is the aim of the central government to maintain public order while pushing the country towards ever greater economic prosperity.
Citation Format(s)
Human flesh search engines : Carnivalesque riots as components of a ‘Chinese democracy’. / Herold, David Kurt.
Online Society in China: Creating, Celebrating, and Instrumentalising the Online Carnival. ed. / David Kurt Herold; Peter Marolt. London : Routledge, 2011. p. 127-145 (Media, culture, and social change in Asia; Vol. 25).Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 12_Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
