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

Li, Huaiyin,

Village China under socialism and reform : a micro history, 1948-2008 / Huaiyin Li. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource : map

Includes bibliographies and index.

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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Peasants--History.--China--Jiangsu Sheng
Agriculture and state--History.--China--Jiangsu Sheng
Collectivization of agriculture--History.--China--Jiangsu Sheng
Agriculture and state--History.--China--Jiangsu Sheng
Collectivization of agriculture--Jigansu Sheng--History.--China
Jiangsu Sheng (China)--Politics and government.
Jiangsu Sheng (China)--Rural conditions.
Peasants--History.--China--Jiangsu Sheng


Electronic Books.

HD1537 / .V555 2009