| Description |
1 online resource (x, 269 pages) |
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Routledge studies in modern history of Asia |
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Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia.
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| Contents |
Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Chinese labour under New Democracy, 1949-55 -- chapter 2 Contradictions among the people, 1956-7 -- chapter 3 Hard work and plain living, 1958-65 -- chapter 4 To rebel is justified Workers in the Cultural Revolution, 1966-9 -- chapter 5 Long live the people: unrest and dissent, 1969-76 -- chapter 6 Others are your masters Dissent, democracy and reform, 1976-84 -- chapter 7 Let the whole nation know the workers are organized, 1984-94 -- chapter 8 Conclusion |
| Summary |
Jackie Sheehan traces the background and development of workers clashes with the Chinese Communist Party through mass campaigns such as the 1956-7 Hundred Flowers movement, the Cultural Revolution, the April Fifth Movement of 1976, Democracy Wall and the 1989 Democracy Movement. The author provides the most detailed and complete picture of workers protest in China to date and locates their position within the context of Chinese political history. Chinese Workers demonstrates that the image of Chinese workers as politically conformist and reliable supporters of the Communist Party doe |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Working class -- China -- History
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Labor movement -- China -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Labor movement
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Working class
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Arbeidersorganisaties.
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Chinese Communistische Partij.
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China
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China.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203004329 |
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9780203004326 |
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0415172063 |
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9780415172066 |
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