Gao Village: Rural Life in Modern China

by Mobo C. F. Gao

Overview

Gao Village, in Jiangxi province, is where the author was born and raised. His account is in every sense one from the inside. Although written as an academic work, it does not eschew personal stories and experiences relevant to the themes addressed: the village before and after land reform; the commune system; the dismantling of the communes; and the unfolding impact of the market economy, including growing villager migratory patterns toward urban areas, from the late 1980s onward.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824831929
Publisher:	University of Hawaii Press, The
Publication date:	07/31/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Maps     vii
Preface and Acknowledgements     xi
The Study of Rural China and the Case of Gao Village     1
The Setting     4
Land, Water and Local Politics     11
Population and Politics     25
Living Standards     42
Rural Health     72
Rural Education     92
The Great Leap Forward     122
The Cultural Revolution     142
Reforms since the Late 1970s     171
Migrant Workers     200
Change and Continuity: Culture and Customs     223
Gao Village and the Outside World     246
Conclusion     255
Appendixes
Bibliography of works on rural studies referred to in Chapter 1     265
Statistical tables     268
Select glossary of terms used in text; with Chinese characters     277
Index     283