"In 1949, G. William Skinner, a Cornell University graduate student, set off for southwest China to conduct field research on rural social structure. He settled near the market town of Gaodianzi, Sichuan, and lived there for two and a half months, until the newly arrived Communi…
"In 1949, G. William Skinner, a Cornell University graduate student, set off for southwest China to conduct field research on rural social structure. He settled near the market town of Gaodianzi, Sichuan, and lived there for two and a half months, until the newly arrived Communi…
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Maps -- ONE: The Road to Gaodianzi: June-November 1949 -- TWO: Settling In: November 12-26 -- THREE: A Household Survey and Rumors of the Communists: November 28-December 16 -- FOUR: Working Out the Market Network as the PLA App…
