This book is the first in a new series - Studies in Contemporary China - edited at the Contemporary Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. This pioneering study of the origins of the Chinese Communist Party's cultural policy and the development of the Chinese model of cultural modernization traces the development of Marxist literary theory in China and its application to the problems of propagandizing a mass audience of illiterate peasants. This is the first book-length study to investigate these crucial developments in depth. The author marshals an impressive array of contemporary sources and later reminiscences to investigate the link between policy formation and artistic practices. This book will be of particular interest to China specialists, social theorists, political scientists, and anthropologists.
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'It is reassuring that a work of impressive scholarship and complex themes can still be published ... the value of the text lies in its specialized nature and the fascinating treatment of this transformation.' Political Studies
'This book is broad in interpretation, rich in detail, and grounded in copious readings of primary materials (such as contemporary newspapers and journals) in addition to the author's fieldtrips and interviews. We owe Holm a debt of gratitude for a thorough delineation of an interesting and ignored topic.' Journal of Asian Studies
'Such richly textured narrative transcends earlier accounts of Yan'an culture and cultural policy.' Pacific Affairs
'This excellent book presents a forceful reinterpretation of Yan'an cultural policies ... What makes Holm's argument compelling is his contrast of Maoist theories to Yan'an cultural practice through a meticulous examination of the yangge movement which followed the 1942 rectification. Holm's book is an effective guide to Yan'an politics and their heritage ... a highly welcome and very satisfying study.' Asian Studies Review, November 1992
'David Holm's familiarity with Chinese performing arts, together with his massive use of contemporary primary materials, give his work a unique authority. No serious study of this period henceforth can afford to overlook his meticulous account of the Yangge movement in Yan'an cultural and factional politics ... indispensable reading for an understanding of Chinese literature and the arts in the twentieth century.' BSOAS, February 1993
`Holm describes, with considerable wealth of detail, the religious and ritual connections and various forms of yangge ... The thoroughness of Holm's research is impressive.' Asian Affairs
`It is a rich ethnography which will be of interest to anthropologists and folk lore scholars, as well as Party historians ... This is a richly detailed study replete with the scholarly apparatus one would expect of a first rate monograph. It is a promising introduction to Oxford's new series. "Studies on Contemporary China". Holm gives us valuable new insights into the "Yan'an way" and its positive aspects.' The China Quarterly
'This book is broad in interpretation, rich in detail, and grounded in copious readings of primary materials (such as contemporary newspapers and journals) in addition to the author's fieldtrips and interviews. We owe Holm a debt of gratitude for a thorough delineation of an interesting and ignored topic.' Journal of Asian Studies
'Such richly textured narrative transcends earlier accounts of Yan'an culture and cultural policy.' Pacific Affairs
'This excellent book presents a forceful reinterpretation of Yan'an cultural policies ... What makes Holm's argument compelling is his contrast of Maoist theories to Yan'an cultural practice through a meticulous examination of the yangge movement which followed the 1942 rectification. Holm's book is an effective guide to Yan'an politics and their heritage ... a highly welcome and very satisfying study.' Asian Studies Review, November 1992
'David Holm's familiarity with Chinese performing arts, together with his massive use of contemporary primary materials, give his work a unique authority. No serious study of this period henceforth can afford to overlook his meticulous account of the Yangge movement in Yan'an cultural and factional politics ... indispensable reading for an understanding of Chinese literature and the arts in the twentieth century.' BSOAS, February 1993
`Holm describes, with considerable wealth of detail, the religious and ritual connections and various forms of yangge ... The thoroughness of Holm's research is impressive.' Asian Affairs
`It is a rich ethnography which will be of interest to anthropologists and folk lore scholars, as well as Party historians ... This is a richly detailed study replete with the scholarly apparatus one would expect of a first rate monograph. It is a promising introduction to Oxford's new series. "Studies on Contemporary China". Holm gives us valuable new insights into the "Yan'an way" and its positive aspects.' The China Quarterly
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David Holm, Professor of Chinese, Macquarie University, Sydney.
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