Proletarian Power - Shanghai in the Cultural Revolution

This pathbreaking book offers the first in-depth study of Chinese labor activism during the momentous upheaval of the Cultural Revolution. The authors explore three distinctive forms of working-class protest: rebellion, conservatism, and economism. Labor, they argue, was working at cross-purposes through these three modes of militancy promoted by different types of leaders with differing agendas and motivations. Drawing upon a wealth of heretofore inaccessible archival sources, the authors probe the divergent political, psychocultural, and socioeconomic strains within the Shanghai labor movement. As they convincingly illustrate, the multiplicity of worker responses to the Cultural Revolution cautions against a one-dimensional portrait of working-class politics in contemporary China.

List of contents

Introduction -- Radical Intellectuals -- Rebels -- Conservatives -- A Cry for Justice -- Renegade Rebels -- Institutionalizing Rebel Gains -- Conclusion

About the author

Elizabeth Perry

Summary

This book, drawing upon a wealth of inaccessible archival sources, offers the first in-depth study of Chinese labor activism during the momentous upheaval of the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai. It explores three distinctive forms of working-class protest: rebellion, conservatism and economism.

Product details

• Authors: Xun Li, Xun Dr Li, Li Li Xun, Elizabeth Perry, Elizabeth J. Perry, Elizabeth J. Xun LI Perry, Perry Elizabeth, Li Xun, Xun Li
• Assisted by: Mark Selden (Editor)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.12.1996
• EAN: 9780813321653
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-2165-3
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Transitions: Asia & Asian Amer
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; China, 1960 bis 1969 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Asiatische Geschichte, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Gewerkschaften, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Asian History, c 1960 to c 1969, Demonstrations & protest movements, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / Unions