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Article: Falun Gong and the Future of China
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- The China Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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Falun Gong and the Future of China, by David Ownby. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. xvi + 291 pp. US$29.95/£15.99 (hardcover).
Given its importance in recent Chinese history, and the scale of its presence and visibility outside China, there is a clear need for a variety of academic works on Falun Gong. Many articles have been written on the subject, as have a number of book-length monographs. Since the circumstances surrounding Falun Gong are fluid, however, this is an area in which new studies are continually necessary. David Ownby's study is a history of Falun Gong in China, an examination of its doctrine and beliefs, and an analysis of its present adherents in North America ...