A social history of Maoist China conflict and change, 1949-1976

"When the Chinese communists came into power in 1949, they promised to "turn society upside down". Efforts to build a communist society created hopes and dreams, coupled with fear and disillusionment. The Chinese people made great efforts towards modernization and social change in thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wemheuer, Felix, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press 2019.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
New approaches to Asian history.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39818858*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chinese society under Mao: classifications, social hierarchies and distribution
  • New democracy and the making of new China (1949-1952)
  • The transformation to state socialism (1953-1957)
  • The great leap into famine (1958-1961)
  • The post-famine years: from readjustment to the socialist education campaign (1962-
  • 1965)
  • The rebellion and its limits: the early Cultural Revolution (1966-1968)
  • Demobilization and restoration: the late Cultural Revolution (1969-1976)
  • Legacies and continuities of the Mao era in reform China.