The propagation of the cult of the Duce, 1925–26

Duggan, Christopher

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“…"1 Recent work on Mussolini suggests that this scenario is also known to historians of modern Europe; Christopher Duggan has shown, for instance, how the origins of the Mussolini personality cult can be traced to fascists' attempts to set their hero apart from Italy's liberal leaders in the 1920s. 2 In writing on China the concept has been employed, though not articulated as "contradistinction," most often with reference to the cult of Mao Zedong. This can be seen in recent work by Daniel Leese, who, building on similar observations made decades earlier by scholars such as Raymond Wylie, has examined how modern China's most pervasive personality cult emerged out of a wartime desire on the part of Mao to emulate, but also set himself CSSH 57-3 Taylor 2 apart from, Chiang Kai-shek.…”

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Republican Personality Cults in Wartime China: Contradistinction and Collaboration

Taylor

2015

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This paper explores the development of the Wang Jingwei personality cult during the Japanese occupation of China (1937–1945). It examines how the collaborationist Chinese state led by Wang sought to distinguish its figurehead from the person he had replaced, Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek. Drawing on visual, archival, and published sources, it traces the development of the Wang cult from the early years of the war, and argues that the unusual context in which the cult evolved ultimately undermined its coherence. The case of Wang Jingwei illustrates how the Chinese case more broadly can enhance our understandings of personality cults that develop under occupation. To this end, I compare the Wang regime with various European “collaborationist” governments that sought to promote their leaders in similar ways.

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Republican Personality Cults in Wartime China: Contradistinction and Collaboration

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2015

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The propagation of the cult of the Duce, 1925–26

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