Authority Participation and Cultural Change in China - Essays by a European Study Group

A fascinating collection of original studies on the immediate consequences and the likely long-term effects of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction: the Cultural Revolution in historical perspective Stuart R. Schram; 1. The two roads: alternative strategies of social change and economic growth in China Jack Gray; 2. Levels of economic decision-making Marianne Bastid; 4. Labour organization and incentives in industry, before and after the Cultural Revolution Chirtopher Howe; 5. China's educational revolution John Gardener and Wilt Idema; 6. A revolution to tough men's souls: the family, interpersonal relations and daily life Andrew J. Watson; List of contributors; Index.

Summary

This 1973 volume is a fascinating collection of original studies on the immediate consequences and the likely long-term effects of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the enormous social and political upheaval initiated by Mao Tse-Tung in 1966.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart R. Schram
• Assisted by: Stuart R. Schram (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.07.2010
• EAN: 9780521098205
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09820-5
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 508 g
• Series: Contemporary China Institute P
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics