Tempered in the revolutionary furnace : China's youth in the rustication movement / Yihong Pan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pan, Yihong, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--China--History--20th century.

Urban-rural migration--China--History--20th century.

China--Rural conditions.

China--History--1949-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Tempered in the Revolutionary Furnace Yihong Pan tells her story, and that of her generation of urban middle school graduates sent to the countryside during China's Rustication Movement.

Contents:

Tempered In The Revolutionary Furnace ; Contents; Abbreviations; Explanatory Notes; Acknowledgments; Table; Introduction; 1 Before the Countryside; 2 Why Was There a Rustication Movement? An Examination of the Goals of the Government; 3 Why Did I Go to the Countryside?; 4 Life on the Army and State Farms; 5 Life in Rural Villages; 6 Tempered in the Revolutionary Furnace; 7 Reeducation in the Vast Land; 8 Love and Marriage; 9 The ""Back to the City Wind""; 10 ""We Want to Go Home; "" ""We Want Human Rights""; 11 No Regrets for Our Youth? or Youth Sacrificed in Vain?; Epilogue; Bibliography

IndexAbout the Author

Notes:

Imprint from label on title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-23122-6

0-7391-4093-0