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The Spirit of Selflessness in Maoist China
DOI: 10.1057/9781137293831
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137293831
The Spirit of Selflessness in Maoist China: Socialist Medicine and the New Man Christos Lynteris University of Cambridge
DOI: 10.1057/9781137293831
© Christos Lynteris 2013
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Contents Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations
vi viii
Note on Transcription
ix
Introduction
The Sublimation of Skill
Self-Cultivation: Confucian Roots
Red or Expert?
Abolishing the Self as Private Property
Conclusion Index