Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables vii
4. Figures viii
5. Preface ix
6. Acknowledgements xi
7. Introduction 1
8. Socio-Economic Background of Chinese Educational Development
9. Social Groups in Chinese Education 23
10. Hegemonic Ideology: Educational Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung 41
11. Economic Development: 1949-1957 57
12. Educational Development: 1949-1957 67
13. Changing Economy an the Struggle for Education Change
14. The Great Leap Forward: 1958-1959 81
15. The Period of Retrenchment: 1960-1962 108
16. Prelude to the Cultural Revolution: January 1963-August 1966 132
17. Summary and Conclusion 161
18. Abbreviations 179
19. Changing Alliances within the Hegemonic Group 1958-1966 181
20. Key Names and their Chinese Translation 183
21. Notes 185
22. Suggested Readings 197
23. Index 203