Revolution, resistance, and reform in village China
By: Edward Friedman, Paul G. Pickowicz, and Mark Selden.
Contributors: Pickowicz, Paul.; Selden, Mark.
Series: Yale agrarian studies series; Yale agrarian studies.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: Communism and agriculture -- China -- Hebei Sheng; Government, Resistance to -- China -- Hebei Sheng; Hebei Sheng (China) -- Rural conditions; China -- Rural conditions; China -- Politics and government -- 1949-
Description: "Drawing on more than a quarter century of field and documentary research in rural North China, this book explores the contested relationship between village and state from the 1960s to the start of the twenty-first century. The authors provide a vivid portrait of how resilient villagers struggle to survive and prosper in the face of state power in two epochs of revolution and reform. Highlighting the importance of intra-rural resistance and rural-urban conflicts to Chinese politics and society in the Great Leap and Cultural Revolution, the authors go on to depict the dynamic changes that have transformed village China in the post-Mao era. This book continues the dramatic story in the authors' prizewinning Chinese Village, Socialist State. Plumbing previously untapped sources, including interviews, archival materials, village records and unpublished memoirs, diaries and letters, the authors capture the struggles, pains and achievements of villagers across three generations of social upheaval."--Publisher's website.

Drawing on nearly 30 years of field and documentary research in rural North China, this book explores the contested relationship between village and state since the 1960's. The authors bring the countryside to life through personal and poignant accounts of villagers across three generations of social upheaval.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.