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Revolutionary Transformations

Revolutionary Transformations The People's Republic of China in the 1950S

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781009304108
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 951.055
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 636g
Height: 158mm
Width: 237mm
Spine width: 22mm