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Chen Village, revolution to globalization, Anita Chan, Richard Madsen, and Jonathan Unger

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Includes bibliographical references (page 397) and index

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Chen Village

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Anita Chan, Richard Madsen, and Jonathan Unger

revolution to globalization

Chen Village has been acclaimed as a modern classic. The book's first two editions presented an enthralling and beautifully written account of a Chinese village in the throes of Maoist revolution--with tumultuous political campaigns, power struggles, a Cultural Revolution rebellion, and radical shifts in social customs--followed by dramatic changes in village life and local politics during the Deng Xiaoping period. Now, more than a decade and a half later, the authors have returned to Chen Village, and in three new chapters they explore astonishing developments. The once-backwater village is today a center of China's export industry, where more than 50,000 workers labor in modern factories, ruled over by the village government. The new chapters show how the latest swing in fortunes has affected the Chens' self-identity, customs, and entrepreneurship, while laying bare the stark situation of the workers who crowd in from poor parts of China's countryside. This new edition of Chen Village illuminates, in microcosm, the recent history of rural China up to the present time

Chen village and its leaders -- The big four cleanups -- Studying Chairman Mao -- The cultural revolution -- The cleansing of the class ranks -- A leftward lurch and a solid footing -- The great betrothal dispute -- Plunging into a new decade -- The troubled seventies -- The new era -- The midas touch -- Entrepreneurs and gamblers -- Globalization and transformation -- Lifestyles of a middle-class community -- Outsiders