Format:
1 online resource (421 pages)
ISBN:
9780804771078
Content:
Drawing on the original documents from local agricultural collectives, newly accessible government archives, and the author's fieldwork in Qin village of the Jiangsu province, this book examines the experiences of Chinese villagers during the collective and reform periods.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Weights, Measures, and Currency -- Administrative Changes in Qin Village -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Part One. Deference and Defiance in the 1950s -- 2. Interest, Identity, and Ideology: The Collectivization of Agriculture -- 3. "People's Disturbances": Resistance to Agricultural Collectivization -- 4. The Great Leap Forward and Its Aftermath -- Part Two. Power and Control Under Socialism -- 5. "Rightful Weapons": Political Participation Under the Collective -- 6. The Cultural Revolution: A Multifaceted Experience -- 7. The Reach of the State: Rural Control During the Cultural Revolution -- Part Three. Individuals, the Family, and the Collective -- 8. Everyday Strategies for Team Farming -- 9. The Family Cycle and Income Disparity -- 10. Agricultural Growth and Social Change -- Part Four. The Reform Era -- 11. Decollectivization -- 12. The Retreat of the State: Village Politics and Community Life -- 13. From Government to Governance -- 14. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- List of Characters -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780804759748
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780804759748
Language:
English
