Brushes with power: modern politics and the Chinese art of calligraphy

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
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• PREFACE (page ix)
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• PART I - THE INSTITUTION OF CALLIGRAPHY IN IMPERIAL CHINA (page 1)
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  • 1. Chinese Calligraphy as a System of Power (page 3)
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  • 2. Demystifying Chinese Characters (page 15)
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  • 3. The Legend of the Calligraphy Sage, Wang Xizhi (page 26)
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  • 4. The Brush as an Instrument of Rule (page 36)
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  • 5. Art Criticism as Political Commentary (page 45)
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• PART II - CALLIGRAPHY AND REVOLUTION (page 53)
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  • 6. The Cultural Dilemma of the Revolutionary Elite (page 55)
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  • 7. The Gentlemen Scholars of the Central and South Lakes (page 65)
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  • 8. The Failed Assault on Chinese Characters (page 75)
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  • 9. Leninist Calligraphy for Mass Politics (page 83)
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  • 10. Cultural Revolution Calligraphy: Big Characters and Leftist Lines (page 96)
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  • ll. Evil Characters, Poison Pens (page 109)
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  • 12. The Unsuccessful Penmanship of Chairman Hua Guofeng (page 123)
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• PART III - POSTREVOLUTIONARY CALLIGRAPHY (page 139)
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  • 13. Calligraphy's New Conventions (page 141)
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  • 14. A Personal Art in a Changing Society (page 151)
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  • 15. The Orchid Pavilion's Modern Legacy (page 159)
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• NOTES (page 173)
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• CREDITS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS (page 199)
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• INDEX (page 203)
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