Chen Village: The Recent History of a Peasant Community in Mao's China
- ISBN-10
- 0520056183
- ISBN-13
- 9780520056183
- Category
- Social Science / General
- Pages
- 293
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Authors
- Jonathan Unger, Richard Madsen, Anita Chan
Description
Examines the effects of the policies of the Chinese Communist Party on the daily lives of the rural people
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