Social history of Maoist China conflict and change, 1949-1976
Wemheuer, Felix
Social history of Maoist China conflict and change, 1949-1976 - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019 - xv,331p 25 cm. - New approaches to Asian history .
"When the Chinese communists came into 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."--Provided by publisher.
9781107565500
2018046551
China--Social conditions--1949-1976
China--Politics and government--1949-1976
China--History--1949-1976
HN733.5 / .W46 2017
306.0951 / WE-S
Social history of Maoist China conflict and change, 1949-1976 - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2019 - xv,331p 25 cm. - New approaches to Asian history .
"When the Chinese communists came into 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."--Provided by publisher.
9781107565500
2018046551
China--Social conditions--1949-1976
China--Politics and government--1949-1976
China--History--1949-1976
HN733.5 / .W46 2017
306.0951 / WE-S