Revolution, Resistance, and Reform in Village China

by Paul Pickowicz, Mark Selden, Edward Friedman, et al.

Book Overview

Drawing on more than a quarter century of field and documentary research in rural North China, this book explores the contested relationship between village and state from the 1960s to the start of the twenty-first century. The authors provide a vivid portrait of how resilient villagers struggle to survive and prosper in the face of state power in two epochs of revolution and reform. Highlighting the importance of intra-rural resistance and rural-urban...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030012595X
• ISBN13: 9780300125955
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"