{"product_id":"revolutionary-transformations-the-peoples-republic-of-china-in-the-1950s-hardback-9781009304108","title":"Revolutionary Transformations; The People's Republic of China in the 1950s (Hardback) 9781009304108","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRevolutionary Transformations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe People's Republic of China in the 1950s\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn international team of scholars explore China's transformative revolutionary decade, the 1950s, calling into question existing narratives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnja Blanke (Edited by), Julia C. Strauss (Edited by), Klaus Mühlhahn (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009304108, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 April 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Covering an astonishingly wide array of topics, from China's place in the socialist world to the coal industry, sports and movies, modalities of state-building, state-ordered relocation of urban populations, letters from common people to the PRC government, and more, this volume greatly enriches our appreciation of the diverse range of experiences that characterized China's revolutionary transformations.' Micah Muscolino, University of California, San Diego\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUsing first-hand material from Chinese archives that are no longer open to researchers, and bringing together a leading team of international scholars, this volume is a major contribution to the study of the People's Republic of China. Calling into question existing narratives on the foundational decade of the PRC, these essays present a nuanced consideration of China in the 1950s by integrating two periods that are often considered separately: the relatively 'happy' years 1949–1956 with the relatively 'unhappy' years from 1957 onwards. Exploring the challenges faced in constructing socialism, the transnational context, and early modes of PRC governance, the contributors highlight the ways in which China was shaped by diversity on all levels and scales in how socialism was enacted and experienced. These essays clearly demonstrate how the unevenness of Party control created discrepancies and variations between different regions and between the center and the locale.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: revolutionary transformations in 1950s China Julia C. Strauss, Anja Blanke and Klaus Mühlhahn\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Revolution and the Transnational: Introduction to Part I Klaus Mühlhahn\u003cbr\u003e 1. International relations and China's position in the socialist camp Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sino–Soviet anxiety: science and Chinese conditions in the PRC coal industry (1949–1965) Anna Belogurova\u003cbr\u003e 3. Producing socialist bodies: transnational sports networks and athletes in 1950s China Amanda Shuman\u003cbr\u003e 4. Asia's fourth Rome: cultural industries and cultural diplomacy in the international legitimization of the People's Republic of China, 1949–1953 Matthew D. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Domestic Governance: Inheriting empire, revolutionizing society: Introduction to Part II Julia C. Strauss\u003cbr\u003e 5. Modalities of state building: bureaucracy, campaign, and performance in Sunan, 1950–1953 Julia C. Strauss\u003cbr\u003e 6. The wilds of revolution: anti-localism and Hainanese women in the early People's Republic of China Jeremy A. Murray and Alexander J. Serran\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reconstruction and solidification: restructuring of the 'peasant' status in the 1950s dispersal of Shanghai's urban population Ruan Qinghua\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Legitimacy (Local) Agencies: Introduction to Part III Anja Blake\u003cbr\u003e 8. Anxiety in the revolutionary turn: Shanghai film personnel in the 1950s Zhang Jishun\u003cbr\u003e 9. Letters from the people: the masses and the mass line in 1950s China Aminda M. Smith\u003cbr\u003e 10. Cadres, grain, and rural conflicts: a study of criminal cases in a village during the great leap forward Wenyu Jing\u003cbr\u003e 11. How the CCP has failed to obtain control over China's collective memory on the 1950s Anja Blanke\u003cbr\u003e 12. Postscript: rethinking China under Mao Klaus Mühlhahn.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political structure \u0026amp; processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structure \u0026amp; processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structure%20\u0026amp;%20processes%20%5BJPH%5D%22\"\u003eJPH\u003c\/a\u003e], Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Postwar%2020th%20century%20history,%20from%20c%201945%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW3%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW3\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265424085272,"sku":"9781009304108","price":74.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009304108i_f6c0f3c8-2f8c-4ff2-a16e-abc58b412d2d.jpg?v=1696791863","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/revolutionary-transformations-the-peoples-republic-of-china-in-the-1950s-hardback-9781009304108","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}