Peasants without the Party - Grassroots Movements in Twentieth Century China

Exploring the question of whether China's peasantry was a revolutionary force, this volume pays particular attention to the first half of the 20th century, when peasant-based conflict was central to nationwide revolutionary processes. It traces key themes of social conflict and peasant resistance.

List of contents

Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Secret Societies and Peasant Self-Defense, 1921-1933; 2. Reflections on Chinese Peasants and Revolution; 3. A Peasant Revolution?; 4. How Credible Are the Numbers?; 5. Peasant Uprisings Against Poppy-Tax Collection in Suxian and Lingbi (Anhui) in 1932; 6. The Responses of Opium Growers to Eradication Campaigns and the Poppy Tax, 1907-1949; 7. Resistance to Land Rent, 1895-1949; 8. Looting and Food Riots; 9. Early Twentieth-Century Xiedou; 10. Xiedou during the Second Half of the Twentieth Century; 11. Peasant Responses to the Chinese Communist Party Mobilization Policies, 1937-1945; 12. Peasant Resistance in the PRC; 13. Weak Weapons; Appendix 1: Time Distribution of Rural Disturbances; Appendix 2: Cases of Peasant Resistance to Opium Eradication Campaigns, 1907-1949; Appendix 3: Cases of Peasant Resistance to Opium Tax, 1896-1949; Appendix 4: Geographical Distribution of Tenant Disturbances (1895-1949) According to Various Sources; Appendix 5: Differences and Convergences Between Bernhardt's and My Own Views; Glossary of Chinese Terms; Index; About The Author;

About the author

Lucien Bianco

Summary

Exploring the question of whether China's peasantry was a revolutionary force, this volume pays particular attention to the first half of the 20th century, when peasant-based conflict was central to nationwide revolutionary processes. It traces key themes of social conflict and peasant resistance.

Product details

• Authors: Lucien Bianco, Bianco Lucien
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781563248399
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-839-9
• No. of pages: 340
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutionary groups & movements, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions