Anyuan - Mining China''s Revolutionary Tradition

Zusatztext "Theoretically stimulating! empirically rich! and analytically penetrating . . . essential reading for students of Chinese Communism." Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Perry is Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute. She is the author of many books! most recently: Mao's Invisible Hand: The Political Foundations of Adaptive Governance in China and Patrolling the Revolution: Worker Militias! Citizenship and the Modern Chinese State . Klappentext "This book is classic Perry -- elegantly and clearly written! based on rich and previously unexplored source material! full of human detail on political actors at the local level! presenting a gripping narrative and a clear analytical thrust. Perry's account of Anyuan is fresh and original! making a convincing case for the area's enduring contribution to the revolution." - Joseph W. Esherick! UC San Diego! author of Ancestral Leaves Zusammenfassung How do we explain the surprising trajectory of the Chinese Communist revolution? Why has it taken such a different route from its Russian prototype? This title suggests an answer that lies in the Chinese Communists' creative development and deployment of cultural resources - during their revolutionary rise to power and afterwards.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Perry, Elizabeth J Perry, Elizabeth J. Perry, Perry Elizabeth
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2012
• EAN: 9780520271890
• ISBN: 978-0-520-27189-0
• No. of pages: 412
• Series: Asia: Local Studies / Global T; Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / China, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Social and cultural history, Asian History