Dilemmas of Victory: The Early Years of the People's Republic of ChinaJeremy Brown, Paul Pickowicz This illuminating work examines the social, cultural, political, and economic dimensions of the Communist takeover of China. Instead of dwelling on elite politics and policy-making processes, Dilemmas of Victory seeks to understand how the 1949-1953 period was experienced by various groups, including industrialists, filmmakers, ethnic minorities, educators, rural midwives, philanthropists, stand-up comics, and scientists. |
Contents
The New Order in Shanghai | 21 |
Masters of the Country? Shanghai Workers | 59 |
New Democracy and the Demise of Private | 80 |
From Resisting Communists to Resisting | 105 |
Tibet 194951 | 130 |
Local SinoSoviet | 160 |
The Peaceful Liberation | 184 |
THE CULTURE OF ACCOMMODATION | 205 |
Teaching about | 232 |
Shi Hui | 256 |
Creating New Chinas First NewStyle | 288 |
FAMILY STRATEGIES | 309 |
Rural Midwives | 337 |
Notes | 387 |
Contributors | 445 |