Village China under socialism and reform : a micro history, 1948-2008

Village China under socialism and reform : a micro history, 1948-2008 / Huaiyin Li.

Village China Under Socialism and Reform offers a comprehensive account of rural life after the communist revolution, detailing villager involvement in political campaigns since the 1950's, agricultural production under the collective system, family farming and non-agricultural economy in the r...

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Main Author: Li, Huaiyin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Peasants > China > Jiangsu Sheng > History.
Agriculture and state > China > Jiangsu Sheng > History.
Collectivization of agriculture > China > Jiangsu Sheng > History.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Agriculture and state
Collectivization of agriculture
Peasants
Politics and government
Rural conditions
Jiangsu Sheng (China) > Rural conditions.
Jiangsu Sheng (China) > Politics and government.
China > Jiangsu Sheng
History
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Table of 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 RevolutionPart 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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