Village China at War
528 pages, 6 x 9
Paperback
Release Date:01 Jul 2008
ISBN:9780774814584
Hardcover
Release Date:15 Aug 2007
ISBN:9780774814577
Forged in the furnace of the anti-Japanese war, Chinese Communism first
took root in the North of China, later expanding to conquer all
of China. The explosive growth of the Chinese communist movement
during the war years is well known, but the nature of this
expansion remains disputed. Dagfinn Gatu examines a set of interrelated
issues that have so far not received comprehensive treatment int
the North China regions where the CCP secured most of its recruits
and where its policy programmes were most severely tested by Japanese
military campaigns. The CCP strove to combine two objectives:
socio-economic and political restructuring in favour of the poor and an
established grassroots rural united front that included all social
strata. The movement had a broad, if uneven, redistributive impact on
power resources in the region, leading to a structural fluidity that
lowered the barriers to a future revolution. History accelerated.
took root in the North of China, later expanding to conquer all
of China. The explosive growth of the Chinese communist movement
during the war years is well known, but the nature of this
expansion remains disputed. Dagfinn Gatu examines a set of interrelated
issues that have so far not received comprehensive treatment int
the North China regions where the CCP secured most of its recruits
and where its policy programmes were most severely tested by Japanese
military campaigns. The CCP strove to combine two objectives:
socio-economic and political restructuring in favour of the poor and an
established grassroots rural united front that included all social
strata. The movement had a broad, if uneven, redistributive impact on
power resources in the region, leading to a structural fluidity that
lowered the barriers to a future revolution. History accelerated.
In addition to contributions to linguistic theory, Pulleyblank offers stimulating interpretations of specific sound systems ... [his] innovative reasoning is lucidly expressed and the evidence is set forth plainly.
A rich source of ideas and innovative approaches.
Dagfinn Gatu teaches politics at Japan Women’sUniversity, Tokyo.
Conventions and Abbreviations
Preface
1. Introduction
2. The Phonology of Pekingese
3. Late Middle Chinese
4. The Sources of Early Middle Chinese
5. Reconstruction of Early Middle Chinese
Appendix I: A Comparison of EMC and LMC with Karlgren's"Ancient Chinese"
Appendix II: Reconstruction of Early Mandarin -- The Zhongyuanyinyun
Bibliography
A. Primary Sources
B. Secondary Works Cited
