Research Catalog

Title

Eight outcasts : social and political marginalization in China under Mao / Yang Kuisong ; translated and with an introduction by Gregor Benton and Ye Zhen.

Author

• 杨奎松
• Yang, Kuisong

Publication

• Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
• ©2020

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Details

Additional Authors

• Benton, Gregor
• Ye, Zhen, 1982-

Description

285 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"The 1949 Communist Revolution marked a period of earthshaking change in China. Political, economic, ideological, and cultural movements set into motion came to galvanize the country, culminating in dramatic social transformations at all levels but also in the persecution of hundreds of thousands of the country's citizens. Based on normally inaccessible records of confessions, interrogations, trial transcripts, and depositions, Eight Outcasts tells the stories of eight victims of the Maoist dictatorship. It introduces readers to individuals accused of infractions such as corruption, political wrong thoughts, homosexuality, illicit sexual activity, foreign ties, or "historical problems" (connections to the former Kuomintang regime) in the period between the revolution and Mao's death in 1976. Each chapter brings stories of China's voiceless citizens to light, broadening our knowledge of this important transitional period"--Provided by publisher.

Uniform Title

• "边缘人"纪事. English
• "Bian yuan ren" ji shi. English

Alternative Title

• "边缘人"纪事.
• "Bian yuan ren" ji shi.

Subject

• 1949-1976
• China > History > 1949-1976
• China > History > Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 > Biography
• China

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• History.

Note

• "Originally published as Bianyuan ren jishi by Guangdong renmin chuban she, Guangzhou, 2016."
• Tranlators' introduction -- Author's preface -- Author's introduction -- Returning to the people's road -- The consequences of concealing history -- The irremovable hat -- The price of "reaction"--The "fall" of a branch secretary of the Communist Youth League -- Weighty files -- "Non-political detention" -- The curse of the "overseas connection."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Translated from the Chinese.

Contents

1.Returning to the Peoples Road -- 2.The Consequences of Concealing History -- 3.The Irremovable Hat -- 4.The Price of "Reaction" -- 5.The "Fall" of a Branch Secretary of the Communist Youth League -- 6.Weighty Files -- 7."Non-Political Detention" -- 8.The Curse of the "Overseas Connection".

Call Number

JFE 20-2785

ISBN

• 9780520325272
• 0520325273
• 9780520325289
• 0520325281
• 9780520974241
• 0520974247

LCCN

• 2019016558
• 40029657880

OCLC

1088526835

Author

Yang, Kuisong, author.

Alternate Script for Author

杨奎松, author.

Alternate Script for Uniform Title

"边缘人"纪事. English

Title

Eight outcasts : social and political marginalization in China under Mao / Yang Kuisong ; translated and with an introduction by Gregor Benton and Ye Zhen.

Publisher

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]

Copyright Date

©2020

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

Translated from the Chinese.

Chronological Term

1949-1976

Added Author

Benton, Gregor, translator, editor, writer of introduction.

Ye, Zhen, 1982- translator, editor, writer of introduction.

Other Form:

Online version: 880-01 Yang, Kuisong. Eight outcasts. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020] 9780520974241 (DLC) 2019019830

Other Standard Identifier

40029657880

Research Call Number

JFE 20-2785