New Perspectives on State Socialism in China

8vo, br. ed. 424pp. ex library stamps ow. good. no underlinings or highlights. Placing Chinese Community Party history in the realm of social history and comparative politics, this text studies the roots of the policy failures of the late Maoist period and the tenacity of the CCP. Introduction: The Making and Breaking of the Party-State in China / Timothy Cheek 1. The Construction of Spatial Hierarchies: China's Hukou and Danwei Systems / Tiejun Cheng and Mark Selden 2. The United Front Redefined for the Party-State: A Case Study of Transition and Legitimation / Mary G. Mazur 3. The Mechanics of State Propaganda: The People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union in the 1950s / Julian Chang 4. Building the Party-State in China, 1949-1965: Bringing the Soldier Back In / David Shambaugh 5. The Politics of an "Un-Maoist" Interlude: The Case of Opposing Rash Advance, 1956-1957 / Frederick C. Teiwes and Warren Sun 6. Localism, Central Policy, and the Provincial Purges of 1957-1958: The Case of Zhejiang / Keith Forster 7. Shanghai's Strike Wave of 1957 / Elizabeth J. Perry 8. Surviving the Great Leap Famine: The Struggle Over Rural Policy, 1958-1962 / Dali L. Yang Conclusion: Uncertain Legacies of Revolution / Tony Saich. Newly Available Sources on CCP History from the People's Republic of China / Nancy Hearst and Tony Saich Interviews on Party History / Frederick C. Teiwes Mendacity and Veracity in the Recent Chinese Communist Memoir Literature / Joshua A. Fogel The National Defense University's Teaching Reference Materials / Warren Sun Researching China's Provinces / Keith Forster.