7. Eliminating the Distinction Between Mental and Manual Labor

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I. Building Socialism (1949–1966)
6. 1. Political Foundations of Class Power 17
7. 2. Cultural Foundations of Class Power 42
8. 3. Cradle of Red Engineers 61
9. PART II. The Cultural Revolution (1966–1968)
10. 4. Political Versus Cultural Power 87
11. 5. Uniting to Defend Political and Cultural Power 105
12. PART III. Institutionalizing the Cultural Revolution (1968–1976)
13. 6. Supervising the Red Engineers 133
14. 7. Eliminating the Distinction Between Mental and Manual Labor 161
15. 8. Worker-Peasant-Soldier Students 188
16. PART IV. The New Era (1976–Present)
17. 9. Rebuilding the Foundations of Political and Cultural Power 213
18. 10. Triumph of the Red Engineers 233
19. 11. Technocracy and Capitalism 248
20. Conclusion 261
21. Appendix 1. Tsinghua University Faculty, Production Workers, and Students, 1949–1992 281
22. Appendix 2. List of Interviewees 284
23. Abbreviations 291
24. Notes 293
25. Bibliography 317
26. Index 337