Fractured rebellion
Subtitle: the Beijing Red Guard movement
By: Andrew G. Walder.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780674035034
Subjects: Hong wei bing -- History -- 20th century; Zhongguo gong chan dang -- History -- 20th century; Protest movements -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century; Student movements -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century; Political violence -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century; Social conflict -- China -- Beijing -- History -- 20th century; China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976; Beijing (China) -- History -- 20th century; Beijing (China) -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Beijing (China) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: Fractured Rebellion is the first full-length account of the evolution of China's Red Guard Movement in Beijing, the nation's capital, from its beginnings in 1966 to its forcible suppression in 1968. Andrew Walder combines historical narrative with sociological analysis as he explores the radical student movement's crippling factionalism, devastating social impact, and ultimate failure. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Beijing Red Guards : an introduction; title: The assault on power structures : work teams in the universities; title: The genesis of division : sources of opposition and conflict; title: Divided at birth : the university Red Guards; title: Class and violence : the high school Red Guards; title: Radicals with patrons : the rise of the rebels; title: Dissent and its suppression : challenging the Maoist elite; title: Factions reborn : networks at cross-purposes; title: Endgame : fighting not to lose; title: Hierarchy and rebellion : reflections on the Red Guards; title: Glossary of names; title: Beijing Red Guard chronology; title: Work team case histories.