In 1995 the People's Republic of China passed a controversial Eugenics Law, which, after a torrent of international criticism, was euphemistically renamed the Maternal and Infant Health Law. Aimed at "the implementation of premarital medical checkups" to ensure that neither partner has any hereditary, venereal, reproductive, or mental disorders, the ordinance implies that those deemed "unsuitable for reproduction" should undergo sterilization or abortion or remain celibate in order to prevent "inferior births." Using this recent statute as a springboard, Frank Dikotter explores the contexts...
In 1995 the People's Republic of China passed a controversial Eugenics Law, which, after a torrent of international criticism, was euphemistically ren...
Based on extensive research and many newly discovered sources, Crime, Punishment, and the Prison in Modern China examines the radical changes in Chinese society during the first half of the twentieth century through the lens of the Chinese prison system. More than a simple history of prison rules or penal administration, this book explores the profound effects and lasting repercussions of the superimposition of Western-derived models of repentance and rehabilitation on traditional Chinese categories of crime and punishment. A society's prisons reflect much about its notions not only of law...
Based on extensive research and many newly discovered sources, Crime, Punishment, and the Prison in Modern China examines the radical changes in Chine...
Prisons are on the increase from the United States to China, as ever-larger proportions of humanity find themselves behind bars. While prisons now span the world, we know little about their history in global perspective. Rather than interpreting the...
Prisons are on the increase from the United States to China, as ever-larger proportions of humanity find themselves behind bars. While prisons now spa...
The era between empire and communism is routinely portrayed as a catastrophic interlude in China's modern history. This book shows instead that the first half of the twentieth century witnessed a qualitatively unprecedented trend towards openness.
The era between empire and communism is routinely portrayed as a catastrophic interlude in China's modern history. This book shows instead that the fi...
Pflichtlektüre für alle, die das moderne China verstehen wollen§Maos "Großer Sprung nach vorn" verwandelte China in eine Hölle auf Erden. Als einer der ersten westlichen Historiker erhielt Frank Dikötter Zugang zu bisher geheimen Parteiarchiven und Dokumenten. Auf erschütternde Weise zeigen sie das ganze Ausmaß der Zerstörung, der Millionen von Menschen zum Opfer fielen.
Pflichtlektüre für alle, die das moderne China verstehen wollen§Maos "Großer Sprung nach vorn" verwandelte China in eine Hölle auf Erden. Als ein...
Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Kim Il-sung, Ceaucescu, Mengistu und Duvalier: Wie gelangen Diktatoren an die Macht? Wie erhalten sie diese Macht? Eindringlich schildert Frank Dikötter den grausameffizienten Kult der schrecklichsten Diktatoren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ein warnendes Buch für unsere Zeit, in der Politiker sich wieder ähnlicher Instrumente des Machterhalts bedienen.
Personenkult ist das Herz der Tyrannei
Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Kim Il-sung, Ceaucescu, Mengistu und Duvalier: Wie gelangen Diktatoren...
