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A Social History of Maoist China - Conflict and Change, 1949-1976 (Paperback) Loot Price: R730
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A Social History of Maoist China - Conflict and Change, 1949-1976 (Paperback): Felix Wemheuer

A Social History of Maoist China - Conflict and Change, 1949-1976 (Paperback)

Felix Wemheuer

Series: New Approaches to Asian History

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When the Chinese communists came to 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 this period of transition, but they also experienced traumatic setbacks. Covering the period 1949 to 1976 and then tracing the legacy of the Mao era through the 1980s, Felix Wemheuer focuses on questions of class, gender, ethnicity, and the urban-rural divide in this new social history of Maoist China. He analyzes the experiences of a range of social groups under Communist rule - workers, peasants, local cadres, intellectuals, 'ethnic minorities', the old elites, men and women. To understand this tumultuous period, he argues, we must recognize the many complex challenges facing the People's Republic. But we must not lose sight of the human suffering and political terror that, for many now ageing quietly across China, remain the period's abiding memory.

General

Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: New Approaches to Asian History
Release date: March 2019
Authors: Felix Wemheuer
Dimensions: 247 x 174 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-56550-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN: 1-107-56550-2
Barcode: 9781107565500

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