Throwing the Emperor from His Horse Portrait of a Village Leader in China, 1923-1995

Name: Throwing the Emperor from His Horse Portrait of a Village Leader in China, 1923-1995
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ISBN: 9780813331317

ISBN-10: 0813331315

ISBN-13: 9780813331317

Edition: 1997

Authors: 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. Based on conversations over a seven-year period (1987-1994), between Wang Fucheng and Peter Seybolt the book unfolds as a continuous first-person narrative, framed by the author's overview and chapter introductions. Born in 1923, Wang Fucheng rose under the Communists from extreme poverty to a position of power and prestige in his village. His account provides a fascinating illustration of the process of social mobility during the Maoist era, the interaction between central and local…

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/8/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


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