Peter J Seybolt

Throwing The Emperor From His Horse (eBook, ePUB)

Portrait Of A Village Leader In China, 1923-1995

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This engaging book sketches an intimate portrait of the life of Wang Fucheng, an illiterate peasant who served for thirty years as Communist party secretary of an impoverished village on the north China plain. Based on conversations over a seven-year period (1987 - 1994) between Wang Fucheng and Peter Seybolt, the book unfolds as a continuous first

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429975271
• Artikelnr.: 56862670

Autorenporträt

Peter J . Seybolt is professor of history and director of the Asian Studies Program at the University of Vermont.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Notes on Weights and Measures
Introduction: Houhua Village in Space and Time
Poverty
Bandits
and Japanese Invaders: Early Life
1923-1946
Return to Houhua Village: Land Reform and Establishing a Family
1946-1953
"We Will Have a Bright Future": The Cooperative Movement and Joining the Communist Party
1954-1957
"This Is Not the Way to Do Farm Work": The "Great Leap Forward
" 1958-1960
"Five Winds
" "Three Togethers
" "Four Cleanups
" and Other Campaigns
1961-1965
"At the Risk of Death
Dare to Throw the Emperor from His Horse": The "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
" 1966-1976
Houhua Village After Mao: Prosperity and Future Prospects
1977-1990
Retirement and Retrospective on Leadership
Houhua Village Under New Leadership
1984-1990
Facing an Uncertain Future: Houhua Village
1994
Notes
About the Book and Author