
The First Years of Yangyi Commune
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 2. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
314 pages
978-1-138-87376-6 (ISBN)
Description
First Published in 1998. Over a fifth of mankind live in people's communes. This study is strictly limited as to time and place due the vast area of research. It deals with the first two years of one commune: Yangyi which is in Shexian, the southernmost county of Hopei Province, in the dry and rugged Taihang Range.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-87376-6 (9781138873766)
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David Crook | Isabel Crook
The First Years of Yangyi Commune
E-Book
09/2003
Routledge
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David Crook | Isabel Crook
The First Years of Yangyi Commune
E-Book
09/2003
Routledge
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David Crook | Isabel Crook
The First Years of Yangyi Commune
Book
01/1998
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Persons
David Crook, Isabel Crook
Content
PROLOGUE, PART ONE: TWO YEARS' HISTORY OF YANGYI COMMUNE, 1958-60, I. THE YEARS BEFORE THE COMMUNE, II. THE BIRTH OF YANGYI COMMUNE (SUMMER, 1958), III. YANGYI COMMUNE TAKES SHAPE (AUTUMN AND WINTER, 1958), IV. TEMPERING THE WINDS OF COMMUNISM (SPRING, 1959), V. THE EIGHT POINT CHARTER (SPRING, SUMMER AND AUTUMN, 1959), VI. 'RECTIFICATION' (WINTER, 1959-60), VII. HIGH YIELD TRACTS (WINTER AND SPRING, 1960), VIII. COMMUNE AGAINST CLIMATE (SPRING AND SUMMER, 1960), IX. TWO MAJOR CONTRADICTIONS (SUMMER, 1960), INTERLUDE: BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF YANGYI COMMUNE IN THE SUMMER OF 1960, PART TWO: YANGYI COMMUNE'S MANY-SIDEDNESS, X. FIVE-SIDED FARMING IN THE MOUNTAINS, XI. FARM MANAGEMENT, XII. INDUSTRY IN THE SERVICE OF AGRICULTURE, XIII. COMMUNE COMMERCE, XIV. SOCIAL SERVICES, XV. EDUCATION, XVI. MILITARY MATTERS AND COMMUNE POWER PAGE, PART THREE: POLITICS OF YANGYI COMMUNE, XVII. CLASSES AND THE CLASS LINE, XVIII. MASS-LINE LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP, XIX. WOMEN, XX. YOUTH, EPILOGUE, INDEX