Chen Village

Revolution to Globalization

Anita Chan, Richard Madsen, Jonathan Unger

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University of California Press
01 April 2009

Rural communities

The first two editions of Chen Village presented an enthralling account of a Chinese village in the throes of Maoist revolution followed by dramatic changes in village life and local politics during the Deng Xiaoping period. Now, more than a decade and a half later, the authors have returned to Chen Village, and in three new chapters they explore astonishing developments. The once-backwater village is today a center of China's export industry, where more than 50,000 workers labor in modern factories, ruled by the village government. This new edition of Chen Village illuminates, in microcosm, the recent history of rural China up to the present time.

By: Anita Chan, Richard Madsen, Jonathan Unger
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780520259317
ISBN 10: 0520259319
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 April 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Chen VIllage and Its Leaders 2. The Big Four Cleanups 3. Studying Chairman Mao 4. The Cultural Revolution 5. The Cleansing of the Class Ranks 6. A Leftward Lurch and a Solid Footing 7. The Great Betrothal Dispute 8. Plunging into a New Decade 9. The Troubled Seventies 10. The New Era 11. The Midas Touch 12. Entrepreneurs and Gamblers 13. Globalization and Transformation 14. Lifestyles of a Middle-Class Community 15. Outsiders Epilogue : An Unbroken Thread: The Sent-Down Youths and Chen VIllage Other Writings on Chen Village Index

Anita Chan is a sociologist at the Australian National University. Richard Madsen is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Jonathan Unger is head of the Contemporary China Centre at the Australian National University.