China’s dismantling of the Mao-era commune system under Deng Xiaoping has been seen as a successful turn away from a misguided social experiment. Joshua Eisenman marshals previously inaccessible data to overturn this narrative, showing that the commune modernized agriculture, increased productivity, and laid the foundation for future rapid growth.


Format Inbunden Omfång 472 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Columbia University Press Utgivningsdatum 2018-04-24 ISBN 9780231186667