Author: Barme, Geremie

Source: Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, Volume 9, Number 4, December 2008 , pp. 612-639(28)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

This paper examines the history of Beijing in relation to gardens — imperial, princely, public and private — and the impetus of the 'gardener', in particular in the twentieth-century. Engaging with the theme of 'violence in the garden' as articulated by such scholars as Zygmunt Bauman and Martin Jay, I reflect on Beijing as a 'garden of violence', both before the rise of the socialist state in 1949, and during the years leading up to the 2008 Olympics.

Keywords: gardens; violence; party culture; Chinese history; Chinese politics; cultivation; revolution

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649370802386552

Publication date: 2008-12-01

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