UID:
almafu_9959229317802883
Format:
1 online resource (262 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-35806-5
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9786612358067
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0-520-93855-0
Content:
China is the only major world power to have entered the twenty-first century with a thriving prison camp network-a frightening, mostly hidden realm known since 1951 as the laogai system. This book, the most comprehensive study of China's prison camps to date, draws from a wide range of primary sources, including many compelling literary documents, to illuminate life inside China's prison camps. Focusing mainly on the second half of the twentieth century, Philip F. Williams and Yenna Wu outline the evolution of the laogai system, construct a vivid picture of prisoners' lives from arrest and interrogation to release, and provide a troubling new perspective on the human rights issues plaguing China.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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The cultural foundations of China's prison camp system -- The development of the Chinese communist prison camp -- The PRC prison camp (I) -- The PRC prison camp (II) -- Prison writings.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-24402-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-22779-4
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.1525/9780520938557
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=470924