Class and Social Stratification in Post-Revolution China

by James L. Watson

2021-01-01 01:37:00

This 1984 book deals with those social transformations which occurred in Chinese society since the revolution in 1949. During the 1950s the Chinese Communist Party introduced a rigid system of class labels (e.g. landlord, rich peasant, middle peasant... Read more
This 1984 book deals with those social transformations which occurred in Chinese society since the revolution in 1949. During the 1950s the Chinese Communist Party introduced a rigid system of class labels (e.g. landlord, rich peasant, middle peasant, landless labourer) based on pre-revolutionary notions of exploitation and property ownership. The class label system was a source of much social discontent during the 1960s and mid-1970s; the official use of labels ceased by the time of this book''s publication, but the effects of the system are still felt by millions of Chinese. The book will be of interest to a wide range of readers, not just those who specialise in Chinese social history. Contributors include two anthropologists, one historian, three political scientists, and three sociologists. Less

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File size8.5 X 5.51 X 0.67 in
Print pages300
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date June 24, 2010
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521143844
James L. Watson is Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society and Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University....

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