Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. ONE The Chinese Cultural Revolution as History: An Introduction 1
5. TWO Passion, Reflection, and Survival: Political Choices of Red Guards at Qinghua University, June 1966-}uly 1968 29
6. THREE To Protect and Preserve: Resisting the Destroy the Four Olds Campaign, 1966-1967 64
7. FOUR Mass Killings in the Cultural Revolution: A Study of Three Provinces 96
8. FIVE The Death of a Landlord: Moral Predicament in Rural China, 1968-1969 124
9. SIX Staging Xiaojinzhuang: The City in the Countryside, 1974-1976 153
10. SEVEN Labor Created Humanity: Cultural Revolution Science on Its Own Terms 185
11. EIGHT To Be Somebody: Li Qinglin, Run-of-the-Mill Cultural Revolution Showstopper 211
12. NINE The Sublime and the Profane: A Comparative Analysis of Two Fictional Narratives about Sent-down Youth 240
13. Contributors 267
14. Character List 271
15. Notes 279
16. Selected Bibliography 351
17. Index 369