Engendering the Chinese Revolution Radical Women, Communist Politics, and Mass Movements in The 1920s

Name: Engendering the Chinese Revolution Radical Women, Communist Politics, and Mass Movements in The 1920s
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ISBN: 9780520203464

ISBN-10: 0520203461

ISBN-13: 9780520203464

Edition: 1996

Authors: Christina Kelley Gilmartin

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Christina Kelley Gilmartin rewrites the history of gender politics in the 1920s with this compelling assessment of the impact of feminist ideals on the Chinese Communist Party during its formative years. For the first time, Gilmartin reveals the extent to which revolutionaries in the 1920s were committed to women's emancipation and the radical political efforts that were made to overcome women's subordination and to transform gender relations. Women activists whose experiences and achievements have been previously ignored are brought to life in this study, which illustrates how the Party functioned not only as a political organization but as a subculture for women as well. We learn about…

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List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 11/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 302
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Maps


Acknowledgments


Note on Romanization


Introduction



Gender in the Formation of a Communist Body Politic, 1920-1925



In a Different Voice: Male Communist Rhetoric on Women's Emancipation



Tentative Programmatic Beginnings: Wang Huiwu's Leadership



Xiang Jingyu's Dilemma



Inside the Party



The Politics of Gender in the National Revolution, 1925-1927



May Thirtieth Revolutionary Upsurge



Guangdong Mass Women's Movement



On the Verge of Revolutionary Gender Transformations


Conclusion and Consequences


Appendix 1: Table of Communist-Sponsored Mass Women's Organizations


Appendix 2: Biographical Directory


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index