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Book SynopsisPresents a provocative hidden history of socialist state feminists maneuvering behind the scenes at the core of the Chinese Communist Party. This book illuminates not only the different visions of revolutionary transformation but also the dense entanglements among those in the top echelon of the party.
Trade Review"
Finding Women in the State makes a significant intervention in the fields of modern Chinese history, gender history, and the history of socialism . . . Adds a nuanced reading of the inner contentiousness of cultural industries . . . Will be of great interest to historians of gender, of the revolution, and of the state." * The American Historical Review *
"Zheng Wang’s forceful and convincing argument . . . makes her new book a crucial intervention in the fields of PRC history and the history of Chinese feminism. . . . [and] should be required reading for anyone attempting to understand twentieth-century China." * Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction part one the women's federation and the ccp 1 * Feminist Contentions in Socialist State Formation: A Case Study of the Shanghai Women's Federation 2 * The Political Perils in 1957: Struggles over "Women's Liberation" 3 * Creating a Socialist Feminist Cultural Front: Women of China 4 * When a Maoist "Class" Intersected Gender part two from feminist revolution of culture to the cultural revolution 5 * Chen Bo'er and the Feminist Paradigm of Socialist Film 6 * Fashioning Socialist Visual Culture: Xia Yan and the New Culture Heritage 7 * The Cultural Origins of the Cultural Revolution 8 * The Iron Girls: Gender and Class in Cultural Representations Conclusion: Socialist State Feminism and Its Legacies in Capitalist China Notes Glossary List of Interviews Bibliography Index
