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Much has been written about the laogai (sometimes likened to the
Soviet gulag) in the People's Republic of China. Depending on the
source, the prisons are described as nonexistent, enlightened
institutions, or hellish places that subject the inmates to
degradation and misery. The system is commonly thought of (by
admirers and critics alike) as having a measurable impact on the
national economy and providing significant resources to the state.
Based on research in classified documents and extensive interviews
with former prisoners, judicial personnel, and other insiders, and
featuring case studies dealing with the three northwestern
provinces, this book examines such assertions on the basis of the
facts about this underexamined subject in order to arrive at a
detailed, objective, and realistic picture of the situation. In the
case of each province under study, the authors discuss the history
of the provincial prison system and the impact that each has had at
the macro, meso, and micro levels.
Much has been written about the laogai (sometimes likened to the
Soviet gulag) in the People's Republic of China. Depending on the
source, the prisons are described as nonexistent, enlightened
institutions, or hellish places that subject the inmates to
degradation and misery. The system is commonly thought of (by
admirers and critics alike) as having a measurable impact on the
national economy and providing significant resources to the state.
Based on research in classified documents and extensive interviews
with former prisoners, judicial personnel, and other insiders, and
featuring case studies dealing with the three northwestern
provinces, this book examines such assertions on the basis of the
facts about this underexamined subject in order to arrive at a
detailed, objective, and realistic picture of the situation. In the
case of each province under study, the authors discuss the history
of the provincial prison system and the impact that each has had at
the macro, meso, and micro levels.
Although there have been numerous publications that argue the merit
of Chinese rule over Tibet, and many more that argue for Tibetan
self-determination, the world has not heard many Chinese voices
supporting the latter view. This book exposes the reader to just
that perspective from no less famous writers and activists than Wei
Jingsheng, Yan Jiaqi, Shen Tong, Wang Ruowang, and others -- many
now perforce in exile or imprisoned -- whose views on Tibet were
heretofore little known. Though theirs is the view of a small
minority of Chinese, history may still record the publication of
these essays as the first movement of a significant turning point
in the history of this issue.
Although there have been numerous publications that argue the merit
of Chinese rule over Tibet, and many more that argue for Tibetan
self-determination, the world has not heard many Chinese voices
supporting the latter view. This book exposed the reader to just
that perspective from no less famous writers and activists than Wei
Jingsheng, Yan Jiaqi, Shen Tong, Wang Rouwang, and others. Though
theirs is the view of a small minority of Chinese, history may
still record the publication of these essays as a milestone in the
history of this issue.
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