The world first took notice of a religious group called Falun Gong on April 25, 1999, when more than 10,000 of its followers protested before the Chinese Communist headquarters in Beijing. Falun Gong investigates events in the wake of the demonstration: Beijing's condemnation of the group as a Western, anti-Chinese force and doomsday cult, the sect's continued defiance, and the nationwide campaign that resulted in the incarceration and torture of many Falun Gong faithful.
Maria Hsia Chang discusses the Falun Gong's beliefs, including their ideas on cosmology, humanity's...
The world first took notice of a religious group called Falun Gong on April 25, 1999, when more than 10,000 of its followers protested before the C...
At the end of the Cold War, which was ushered in by the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the West celebrated the "end of history"-"the endpoint of mankind's ideological evolution"-only to find itself caught in internal conflicts of political populism. This book focuses on so-called "right wing" populist movements and parties in democratic polities-those in Russia, Central and Western Europe, and the United States. Central to the definition and dynamics of populism are its anti-globalism and anti-elitism, the latter a reaction against the elites' arrogance and dismissive contempt.
At the end of the Cold War, which was ushered in by the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the West celebrated the "end of history"-"the endpoint of ...
