Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Romanizations xiii
6. CHAPTER 1. What the Cultural Revolution Was, and Why It Happened 1
7. CHAPTER 2. Workers and Managers: New Democracy vs. Socialism, 1949-1956 50
8. CHAPTER 3. Students and Residents: Policing vs. Patriotism, 1949-1956 87
9. CHAPTER 4. Workers and Managers: The Transition to Socialism, 1956-1957 104
10. CHAPTER 5. Students and Residents: Flowers, Coercion, and Minds, 1956-1957 130
11. CHAPTER 6. The Great Leap Forward and Salvation by Work, 1958-1962 148
12. CHAPTER 7. Exhaustion in the Leap among Residents and Intellectuals, 1958—1962 163
13. CHAPTER 8. Tightening Control over the Economy, 1962-1966 180
14. CHAPTER 9. A Standardized System for Urban Statuses, 1962-1966 200
15. CHAPTER 10. Maoists Try to Remake Management, 1966-1968 221
16. CHAPTER 11. Conflict among Local Symbol Makers, 1966-1968 270
17. CHAPTER 12. Conclusion: Causes and Lessons of the Tragedy 306
18. Bibliography 339
19. Index 353