The Unknown Cultural Revolution challenges the established narrative of China''s Cultural Revolution, which assumes that this period of great social upheaval led to economic disaster, the persecution of intellectuals, and senseless violence. Dongping Han offers a powerful accoun…
Offers an account of the improvements in the living conditions, infrastructure, and agricultural practices of China's rural population that emerged in during the Cultural Revolution. Han shows that the Cultural Revolution helped overthrow local hierarchies, establish participato…
"Based on extensive interviews, this book offers a window on a mid-twentieth-century rural Māori world as described by those who grew up there. Metge's work tackles important questions about Māori teaching and learning of this period. What was the role of whānau and hapū, househ…
Based on extensive interviews with 21 individuals, this book allows us to listen to Maori from Northland recall the mid-20th century rural world in which they grew up. Metge's work tackles important questions about Maori teaching and learning: What was the role of whanau and hap…
