Mao's People by B Michael Frolic
The sixteen stories collected in this book give firsthand accounts of daily life in contemporary China. From 250 interviews conducted in Hong Kong between 1972 and 1976, Frolic has created charming vignettes that show how individuals from all parts of China led their lives in the midst of rapid social change and political unrest.
Often touching and sometimes funny, rich in anecdotes.. it's a book about coping and surviving, about wangling and finagling and getting on in the revolution... these painstakingly recorded narratives are the most telling bits of self-expression from Mao's China that we have had. * New York Times *
Skillfully edited... One possibly learns more about the social and psychological realities of China from the words of the survivors themselves than from any other recent book. Protected by anonymity, the informants are candid, devastating, and funny. * New York Times Book Review *
For those who wish to gain a sense of the diversity and divisiveness of Chinese life between 1966 and 1974, this book is invaluable... Altogether, these portraits are so fresh, so poignant, and so exquisitely 'human' that after finishing this absorbing book one feels like one of Frolic's informants who, looking back on his life in the 'motherland,' doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. * New Republic *
Skillfully edited... One possibly learns more about the social and psychological realities of China from the words of the survivors themselves than from any other recent book. Protected by anonymity, the informants are candid, devastating, and funny. * New York Times Book Review *
For those who wish to gain a sense of the diversity and divisiveness of Chinese life between 1966 and 1974, this book is invaluable... Altogether, these portraits are so fresh, so poignant, and so exquisitely 'human' that after finishing this absorbing book one feels like one of Frolic's informants who, looking back on his life in the 'motherland,' doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. * New Republic *
B. Michael Frolic is Professor of Political Science, York University, Toronto.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674548459 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674548450 |
| Title | Mao's People |
| Author | B Michael Frolic |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1981-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 291 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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