Cadres and kin : making a socialist village in West China, 1921-1991 / Gregory A. Ruf.

Author/creator Ruf, Gregory A.
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1998.
Descriptionxvii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Villages--China. --Case studies.
Villages--China. --History. --20th century.
Communism--China. --History. --20th century.
Socialism--China. --History. --20th century.

Contents A topography of the past: shaping a township landscape in the early twentieth century -- Alliance and antagonism: family associations in an era of insecurity -- Creating a new village order: revolutionizing identity through liberation and land reform -- Getting organized: struggling with collectivism -- Village as enterprise: corporate community management in the Deng era -- A topography of the present: shaping a village landscape in the late twentieth century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-233) and index.
LCCN 98016522
ISBN0804733775 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804735336 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HN733 .R85 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold