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Children of the cultural revolution : family life and political behavior in Mao's China / Xiaowei Zang.

By: Publication details: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2000.Description: 133 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0813337313 (hc. : alk. paper)
  • 9780813337319 (hc. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Children of the cultural revolution.DDC classification:
  • 306.85/0951 21
LOC classification:
  • HQ684 .Z35 2000
Contents:
The political status system -- Job ranking and social classes -- Class and caste -- Family life and political behavior in pre-1966 China -- The upper caste middle class -- The upper caste lower class -- The lower caste -- Class, caste, and political behavior in China.
Review: "Xiaowei Zang seeks to understand the relationships between family life and political behaviour of the Red Guard Generation before and during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). He analyzes social stratification in China before 1966, then investigates the differing life paths and personal experiences of children from several distinct social groups during the Cultural Revolution. This analysis is based on interviews with over fifty Chinese immigrants who were students during the Cultural Revolution."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.119-128) and index.

The political status system -- Job ranking and social classes -- Class and caste -- Family life and political behavior in pre-1966 China -- The upper caste middle class -- The upper caste lower class -- The lower caste -- Class, caste, and political behavior in China.

"Xiaowei Zang seeks to understand the relationships between family life and political behaviour of the Red Guard Generation before and during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). He analyzes social stratification in China before 1966, then investigates the differing life paths and personal experiences of children from several distinct social groups during the Cultural Revolution. This analysis is based on interviews with over fifty Chinese immigrants who were students during the Cultural Revolution."--BOOK JACKET.

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