Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village - Softcover

Hinton, William; Magdoff, Fred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583671757 ISBN 13: 9781583671757

Publisher: Monthly Review Press, 2008

Synopsis

More than forty years after its initial publication, William Hinton’s Fanshen continues to be the essential volume for those fascinated with China’s revolutionary process of rural reform and social change. A pioneering work, Fanshan is a marvelous and revealing look into life in the Chinese countryside, where tradition and modernity have had both a complimentary and caustic relationship in the years since the Chinese Communist Party first came to power. It is a rare, concrete record of social struggle and transformation, as witnessed by a participant. Fanshen continues to offer profound insight into the lives of peasants and China’s complex social processes. Rediscover this classic volume, which includes a new preface by Fred Magdoff.

About this title

Book Description:

More than forty years after its initial publication, William Hinton’s Fanshen continues to be the essential volume for those fascinated with China’s revolutionary process of rural reform and social change.

From the Back Cover:

"Both a nuanced interpretation of China's rural revolution and a rich source for scholars who pursue questions and interpretations different from Hinton's own." (Andrew Walder, Stanford University)

About this edition

• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1583671757
• ISBN 13: 9781583671757
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 672