2. The Birth of a Class

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
5. List of Abbreviations xix
6. 1. Reexamining the Intellectual and Chinese Communism 1
7. 2. The Birth of a Class 21
8. 3. Visible Subjects in the Countryside 42
9. 4. The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of a Registration Drive 68
10. 5. Classification and Organization in a School System 92
11. 6. An Open Struggle of Redefinition 114
12. 7. Ugly Intellectuals Everywhere 135
13. 8. The Intellectual and Chinese Society: From Past to Present 160
14. Character Glossary 173
15. Notes 181
16. Bibliography 197
17. Index 221