This text argues that the underlying theme of China's development trajectory in the 20th century is reconstruction or "jianshe". Contributors examine how a range of people have reacted to the movements and transitions, highlight the importance of the state and prospects for a national identity.
This book, the result of a collaborative effort between scholars from Europe, Asia, and the US, argues that the central underlying theme of China''s development trajectory in this century is `reconstruction'' or jianshe, a keyword in twentieth-century Chinese political discourse. The impulse to reform and rebuild has erupted on a national scale every several years and include The May Fourth Movement, the Nanjing decade of 192737, The Yan''an reconsolidation and expansion of communism, the Great Leap Forward, the 1980 reforms, the Democracy Movement, and most recently, China''s exploding economy. The contributions examine how a range of actorspolitical leaders, village reformers, government bureaucrats, entrepreneurs, women of child-bearing age, intellectuals, members of ethnic minorities, and local cadreshave reacted to these movements and transitions. They also highlight the importance of the state at the local and central level and discuss the prospects for the continuous search for a national identity balanced between powerful nationalist traditions and manifest cultural diversity. In examining these crucial aspects the contributors rely on new material in the form of original research and extensive fieldwork.
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