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- Description
- 1 online resource (285 pages)
- 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 (Online)
- Alternative Title
- "边缘人"纪事.
- "Bian yuan ren" ji shi.
- Subject
- Note
- "Originally published as Bianyuanren jishi by Guangdong renmin chubanshe, Guangzhou, 2016."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Editors' 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 connections".
- LCCN
- 2019016558
- OCLC
- ssj0002228829
- Author
Yang, Kuisong.
- Alternate Script for Author
杨奎松, author.
- Alternate Script for Uniform Title
"边缘人"纪事. English
- Title
Eight outcasts [electronic resource] : social and political marginalization in China under Mao / Yang Kuisong ; translated and with an introduction by Gregor Benton and Ye Zhen.
- Imprint
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Benton, Gregor.
Ye, Zhen, 1982-