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Tiger, Tyrant, Bandit, Businessman - Echoes of Counterrevolution from New China (Hardcover)
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Tiger, Tyrant, Bandit, Businessman - Echoes of Counterrevolution from New China (Hardcover)
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The rural county of Poyang, lying in northern Jiangxi Province,
goes largely unmentioned in the annals of modern Chinese history.
Yet records from the Public Security Bureau archive hold a treasure
trove of data on the every day interactions between locals and the
law. Drawing on these largely overlooked resources, Tiger, Tyrant,
Bandit, Businessman follows four criminal cases that together
uniquely illuminate the dawning years of the People's Republic.
Using a unique casefile approach, Brian DeMare recounts stories of
a Confucian scholar who found himself allied with bandits and
secret society members; a farmer who murdered a cadre; an evil
tyrant who exploited religious traditions to avoid prosecution; and
a merchant accused of a crime he did not commit. Each case is a
tremendous tale, complete with memorable characters, plot twists,
and drama. And while all depict the enemies of New China, each also
reveals details of village life during this most pivotal moment of
recent Chinese history. Together, the narratives bring rural regime
change to life, illustrating how the Chinese Communist Party
cemented its authority through mass political campaigns, careful
legal investigations, and sheer patience. Balancing storytelling
with historical inquiry, this book is at once a grassroots view of
rural China's legal system and its application to apparent
counterrevolutionaries, and a lesson in archival research itself.
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