Everyday Lives in China's Cold War Military-Industrial Complex

This book translates and contextualizes the recollections of men and women who built, lived, and worked in some of the factory compounds relocated from China’s most cosmopolitan city—Shanghai. Small Third Line factories became oases of relatively prosperous urban life among more impoverished agricultural communities. These accounts, plus the guiding questions, contextual notes,...

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This book translates and contextualizes the recollections of men and women who built, lived, and worked in some of the factory compounds relocated from China’s most cosmopolitan city—Shanghai. Small Third Line factories became oases of relatively prosperous urban life among more impoverished agricultural communities. These accounts, plus the guiding questions, contextual notes, and further readings accompanying them, show how everyday lives fit into the sweeping geopolitical changes in China and the world during the Cold War era. Furthermore, they reveal how the Chinese Communist Party’s military-industrial strategies have shaped China’s economy and society in the post-Mao era. The approachable translations and insight into areas of life rarely covered by political or diplomatic histories like sexuality and popular culture make this book highly accessible for classroom use and the general-interest reader.

An Official Account of the Small Third Front in Guichi, Anhui
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 1-14
Going to the Small Third Front
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 15-45
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An Official Account of the Small Third Front in Guichi, Anhui
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 1-14
Going to the Small Third Front
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 15-45
On the Job
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 47-80
Material Life and Healthcare
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 81-112
Education, Media, and Culture
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 113-149
Gender and Sex
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 151-187
Marriage, Reproduction, Family
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 189-228
Politics, Social Order, and Military Affairs
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 229-273
Shanghainese vs. Locals
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 275-313
Appraisals and Critiques
Youwei Xu, Y. Yvon Wang
Pages 315-350
Back Matter
Pages 351-371
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