Share
The Down to the Countryside Campaign and Return to the City Movement: A Social Movement Perspective (in English)
Joshua Zhang
(Author)
·
Philip Monte
(Author)
·
Remembering Publishing, LLC
· Paperback
The Down to the Countryside Campaign and Return to the City Movement: A Social Movement Perspective (in English) - Zhang, Joshua ; Monte, Philip
$ 46.32
$ 55.00
You save: $ 8.68
Choose the list to add your product or create one New List
✓ Product added successfully to the Wishlist.
Go to My WishlistsIt will be shipped from our warehouse between
Monday, July 01 and
Tuesday, July 02.
You will receive it anywhere in United States between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
Synopsis "The Down to the Countryside Campaign and Return to the City Movement: A Social Movement Perspective (in English)"
Using a social movement perspective, this monograph demonstrates the differences between the Return to the City Movement by the Chinese educated youths - the only successful social movement by the Chinese people since the establishment of the communist regime - and the Down to the Countryside Campaign by the Chinese Communist Party. Grounded in data collected via an unprecedented survey research effort involving respondents who lived through these historic events, the monograph explores the emotional impact upon the educated youths of being forced to the countryside, the directions and forms of their resettlement, work, income, mentality, marriage/love, and relationship with local peasants while in the countryside, timelines and methods involved in returning to the city, their final occupations, children's fulfillment, current perceptions of urban life, evaluation of the campaign and their experiences in the countryside. The authors also summarize the lessons learned from the Return to the City Movement, providing references for Chinese social movements in the future.
