Huadong: The Story of a Chinese People's Commune: The Story of a Chinese People's Commune

ISBN-13: 9780367020859 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 236 str.

Gordon Bennett

Opis

This topical and concise report on one commune in China’s innovative commune system is designed to present key features of the system as a whole. The range of source materials—collected as a project of the Texas China Council and the University of Texas Center for Asian Studies—includes official Chinese documents, criticisms of a prominent regional leader published during the Cultural Revolution, official statements to foreign visitors at Huadong, observations about the commune by foreign visitors and journalists, and recollections by local emigrés. The author emphasizes the personal views of commune residents, and calls attention to important changes over the last few years. The sixty-five photographs included in the book give a vivid sense of everyday life at Huadong. An introductory essay on the concept of the commune in Chinese Communist Party policy is followed by chapters covering Huadong’s government and politics, economy, society, and culture. The conclusion points to likely developments in the future.

Spis treści

Foreword -- Preface -- Pinyin Romanization of Familiar Names -- The Importance of Communes in Contemporary China -- Government and Politics -- Economy -- Society -- Culture -- The 1980s and Beyond -- Summary Chronology -- Summary of Activities of Three Levels of Ownership at Huadong People’s Commune (1973)

O autorze

Bennett, Gordon