{"product_id":"revolution-and-its-narratives-9780822360698","title":"Revolution and Its Narratives","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in China in 2010 and appearing here in English for the first time, \u003ci\u003eRevolution and its Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e is a historical, literary, and critical account of the cultural production of the narratives of China's socialist revolution that illuminates the complexity of socialist art, culture, and politics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cai Xiang's study of socialist literary and cultural imaginaries, originally published in 2010, is one of the most provocative books on post-1949 Chinese literature and culture appearing in Chinese since the beginning of the new century. Its English version, \u003ci\u003eRevolution and Its Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e, brilliantly edited and meticulously translated by Rebecca E. Karl and Xueping Zhong, makes a significant and timely contribution to ongoing debates about the cultural-political legacies of revolutionary China.\" -- Pu Wang * The China Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRevolution and Its Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e contains numerous original insights, based on a wealth of readings of both classics of the 1950s and 1960s and many lesser-known works. It covers a wide range of topics and will be essential reading for scholars and graduate students working on Chinese socialist literature.\" -- Nicolai Volland * Modern Chinese Literature and Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRevolution \u0026amp; Its Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e is beyond any doubt a major achievement and a substantial contribution to the field of Chinese cultural production of the 1950s and 1960s. Cai’s superb sensibility to theory, erudition, and ethical commitment to the subaltern classes make his book a compelling work of mind and passion.\" -- Yiju Huang * China Review International *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Translation  vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to the English Translation \/ Rebecca E. Karl and Xueping Zhong  xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Literature and Revolutionary China  1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. The National\/The Local: Conflict, Negotiation, and Capitulation in the Revolutionary Imagination  27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Mobilization Structure: The Masses, Cadres, and Intellectuals  85\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Youth, Love, \"Natural Rights,\" and Sex  145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Renarrating the History of the Revolution: From Hero to Legend  189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Narratives of Labor or Labor Utopias  251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Technological Revolution and Narratives of Working-Class Subjectivity  307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cultural Politics, or Political Cultural Conflicts, in the 1960s  357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion. The Crisis of Socialism and Efforts to Overcome It  403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography  433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index  447","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406093623639,"sku":"9780822360698","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822360698.jpg?v=1730494503","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/revolution-and-its-narratives-9780822360698","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}