Revolutionary Transformations Revolutionary Transformations

Revolutionary Transformations

The People's Republic of China in the 1950s

Anja Blanke and Others
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Publisher Description

Using first-hand material from Chinese archives that are no longer open to researchers, and bringing together a leading team of international scholars, this volume is a major contribution to the study of the People's Republic of China. Calling into question existing narratives on the foundational decade of the PRC, these essays present a nuanced consideration of China in the 1950s by integrating two periods that are often considered separately: the relatively 'happy' years 1949–1956 with the relatively 'unhappy' years from 1957 onwards. Exploring the challenges faced in constructing socialism, the transnational context, and early modes of PRC governance, the contributors highlight the ways in which China was shaped by diversity on all levels and scales in how socialism was enacted and experienced. These essays clearly demonstrate how the unevenness of Party control created discrepancies and variations between different regions and between the center and the locale.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2023
April 13
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
541
Pages
PUBLISHER
Cambridge University Press
SELLER
Cambridge University Press
SIZE
27.6
MB

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