Educated Youth and the Cultural Revolution in China Martin Singer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Martin, 1947-

Series:

Michigan papers in Chinese studies ; no. 10.

Michigan papers in Chinese studies ; no. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Students--China.

Students.

China--Politics and government--1949-1976.

China.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan, Center for Chinese Studies, 1971.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Cultural Revolution was an emotionally charged political awakening for the educated youth of China.Called upon by aging revolutionary Mao Tse-tung to assume a "vanguard" role in his new revolution to eliminate bourgeois revisionist influence in education, politics, and the arts, and to help to establish proletarian culture, habits, and.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

I. Introduction

Mao Tse-tung

Mao Tse-tung and the Youth of China

The State of Youth

Abbreviations Used in Text and Bibliography

II. The Cultural Revolution: 1966

Peking University

National Movement for Educational Reform

Leadership Support for Revolutionary Students

Early Mass Rallies and Movements

Recreating the Long March

Attempts to Disperse Students

Invocation of the Tradition of the PLA

Student Relations with Workers and Peasants

III. The Cultural Revolution: 1967

Attacks on Egoism

Attempts to Control Violence

The Three-Way Alliance

Attempts to Resume Classes: I

Responses to Changed Situations

Attempts to Resume Classes: II

Shift to the Left

April

Factionalism and Violent Struggle

Attempts to Resume Classes: III

The Wuhan Incident

Support the PLA

Crackdown on Young People

Attempts to Resume Classes: IV

Sheng Wu-lien

IV. The Cultural Revolution: 1968

Factionalism in Canton: I

Nod to the Left

Factionalism in Cantonr II

Factionalism in Wuchow

Attempts to Resume Classes: V

Job Assignments

Violent Struggle

Anti-lhtellectualism and Propaganda Teams

Consolidation of Workers' Teams' Positions

Downgrading of Pure Intellect

V. Educated Youth in Perspective

Characteristics

Roles

Resentment against the Older Generation

Membership in Mass Organizations

The Educational System

Underutilization of Skills of Young People

Footnotes

Bibliography.

Notes:

Bibliography: p. 104-114.

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ISBN:

0-89264-010-3

OCLC:

1190681961