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Throwing The Emperor From His Horse Peter J Seybolt

Throwing The Emperor From His Horse By Peter J Seybolt

Throwing The Emperor From His Horse by Peter J Seybolt

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This engaging book sketches an intimate portrait of the life of Wang Fucheng, an illiterate peasant who served for thirty years as Communist party secretary of an impoverished village on the north China plain

Throwing The Emperor From His Horse Summary

Throwing The Emperor From His Horse: Portrait Of A Village Leader In China, 1923-1995 by Peter J Seybolt

This engaging book sketches an intimate portrait of the life of Wang Fucheng, an illiterate peasant who served for thirty years as Communist party secretary of an impoverished village on the north China plain. Based on conversations over a seven-year period (1987?1994), between Wang Fucheng and Peter Seybolt the book unfolds as a continuous first-p

About Peter J Seybolt

Peter J . Seybolt is professor of history and director of the Asian Studies Program at the University of Vermont.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations, Preface, Acknowledgments, Notes on Weights and Measures, Introduction: Houhua Village in Space and Time, Poverty, Bandits, and Japanese Invaders: Early Life, 1923-1946, Return to Houhua Village: Land Reform and Establishing a Family, 1946-1953, "We Will Have a Bright Future": The Cooperative Movement and Joining the Communist Party, 1954-1957, "This Is Not the Way to Do Farm Work": The "Great Leap Forward," 1958-1960, "Five Winds," "Three Togethers," "Four Cleanups," and Other Campaigns, 1961-1965, "At the Risk of Death, Dare to Throw the Emperor from His Horse": The "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution," 1966-1976, Houhua Village After Mao: Prosperity and Future Prospects, 1977-1990, Retirement and Retrospective on Leadership, Houhua Village Under New Leadership, 1984-1990, Facing an Uncertain Future: Houhua Village, 1994, Notes, About the Book and Author

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NPB9780367319151
9780367319151
0367319152
Throwing The Emperor From His Horse: Portrait Of A Village Leader In China, 1923-1995 by Peter J Seybolt
Peter J Seybolt
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2019-09-13
176
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