class and revolution
reading and writing
Write an essay that explores the following course themes:
- How was class “represented” in the revolutionary movement (the process of class struggle and land reform)?
- What functions did class serve in the post-liberation political culture and how successful were they in shaping a younger generation’s “ideological” perspective of the world?
You should keep in mind the following:
- You should draw on all elements of the course: readings, lectures, and Wang Shuibo’s film.
- Make sure you distinguish between quoting and paraphrasing and cite your sources in each case. 8 pages, standard margins, 12-point font, double spaced (approx. 2,500 words). Citations can be simply the author’s name plus page number inserted after a quote or paraphrase as follows: (MAO Zedong 15) (Bray 45), etc. Please note, you will need to use full names for the Maos and Gaos!
Answer preview
In China existence of various categories triggered the foundation of revolution. Individuals acquired a national status through their orientation to a social, economic scale that consisted of agricultural workers, poor peasants, middle peasants, rich peasants and landlords (Billeter, 128). Continuous restructuring of social classes occurred as the revolution took a new path. In 1955 the middle peasants divided into upper and lower middle peasants. The rearrangement was an incidence of effect to the ability to distinguish between friends and enemy…
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