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Gao Village: A Portrait of Rural Life in Modern China

by Mobo C. F. Gao (Author)

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This book is about Gao Village, in Jiangxi province, where the author was born and brought up, leaving when he was twenty-one to study English at Xiamen University. Since emigrating to Australia in 1990, he has returned every year to Gao Village, where his brother still lives.
Several accounts of village life in China have been published, but all have been by Western or urban Chinese scholars. Mobo Gao's account is in every sense one from the inside. Though written as an academic work, it does not eschew personal stories and experiences relevant to the themes addressed. These cover a forty-year period and fall into four distinct themes; the village before and after land reform; the commune system; the dismantling of the communes; and the unfolding impact of the market economy, including increased migration to urban areas, from the late 1980s onwards.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0824821238
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0824821234
  3. Publisher
    Univ of Hawaii Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1999
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  7. Print length
    286 pages
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Mobo C. F. Gao is senior lecturer in Modern Chinese Studies at the Department of Asian Languages and Studies, University of Tasmania.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Univ of Hawaii Pr
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1999
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0824821238
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0824821234
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #9,943,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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