Red Silk - Class, Gender, and Revolution in Chinas Yangzi Delta Silk Industry

An extensively researched history of China's Yangzi Delta silk industry, Red Silk compares two very different groups of silk workers and their experiences in the revolution, and how their actions compelled the party-state to adjust its policy that ultimately proved disastrous.

About the author

Robert Cliver is Professor of History at Humboldt State University.

Summary

An extensively researched history of China’s Yangzi Delta silk industry, Red Silk compares two very different groups of silk workers and their experiences in the revolution, and how their actions compelled the party-state to adjust its policy that ultimately proved disastrous.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Cliver
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780674244467
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24446-7
• No. of pages: 456
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Women, Social and cultural history, Asian History