A Social History of Maoist China by Wemheuer, Felix

A Social History of Maoist China

When the Chinese communists came to power in 1949, they promised to 'turn society upside down'. Efforts...
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Author: Felix Wemheuer
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A Social History of Maoist China by Wemheuer, Felix

A Social History of Maoist China

$52.19

A Social History of Maoist China

$52.19
Author: Felix Wemheuer
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.

Author: Felix Wemheuer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/28/2019
Pages: 346
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.80h x 8.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781107565500


Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2019

About the Author
Wemheuer, Felix: - Felix Wemheuer is Chair Professor of Modern China Studies at the University of Cologne. He belongs to a new generation of Western scholars who are rewriting the history of Maoist China. His publications include Famine Politics in Maoist China and the Soviet Union (2014).

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