Revolutionary transformations: the People's Republic of China in the 1950s

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 foundation...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Blanke, Anja (HerausgeberIn), Strauss, Julia C. ca. 20./21. Jh (HerausgeberIn), Mühlhahn, Klaus 1963- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2023
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009304146
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009304146
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009304146
Zusammenfassung: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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Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 291 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009304146
DOI:10.1017/9781009304146