Force and Contention in Contemporary China Memory and Resistance in the Long Shadow of the Catastrophic Past |
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| Author:
| Thaxton, Ralph A. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-53982-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.95 |
Book Description:
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The book is about how memories of Mao era suffering, particularly memories of suffering and loss in the Great Leap Forward Famine, have seeped into the present day post-Mao reform period to shape the way in which rural famine survivors see and resist state power and injustice today.
The book is about how memories of Mao era suffering, particularly memories of suffering and loss in the Great Leap Forward Famine, have seeped into the present day post-Mao reform period to shape the way in which rural famine survivors see and resist state power and injustice today.