Revolution, Resistance, and Reform in Village China (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)

Friedman, Edward; Pickowicz, Professor Paul G.; Selden, Professor Mark

ISBN 10: 0300108966 / ISBN 13: 9780300108965

Published by Yale University Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Revolution, Resistance, and Reform in Village China (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300108966
• ISBN 13: 9780300108965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Drawing on nearly thirty years of field and documentary research in rural North China, this book explores the contested relationship between village and state since the 1960s. The work extends the authors' prize-winning Chinese Village, Socialist State to the present, highlighting the important role of the countryside in the Cultural Revolution and assessing both dynamic changes that have transformed village China in the era of reform and cultural continuities. The authors bring the countryside to life through personal and poignant accounts of villagers across three generations of social upheaval. Highlighting the agency of local actors enmeshed in revolution, they underline the centrality of rural and rural-urban conflicts to Chinese politics and society.

About the Author

Edward Friedman is professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Paul G. Pickowicz is professor of history and Chinese studies at the University of California, San Diego. Mark Selden is professor of sociology and history at Binghamton University and professorial associate, East Asia Program, at Cornell University.