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Qigong Fever: Body, Charisma and Utopia in China, 1949-99 David A Palmer
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Qigong Fever: Body, Charisma and Utopia in China, 1949-99
David A Palmer
Presents the social history of the qigong craze which swept urban socialist China in the post-Mao era, leading to the emergence of Falun Gong and its subsequent repression. This book combines historical, anthropological, and sociological approaches to describe a critical phase of Chinese tradition in its encounter with modernity and the state.
320 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 30, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9781850658412 |
| Publishers | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 145 × 224 × 28 mm · 592 g |
