Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village

Morethan forty years after its initial publication William Hintons Fanshencontinues to be the essential volume for those fascinated with Chinasrevolutionary process of rural reform and social change. A pioneering workFanshen is a marvellous and revealing look into life in the Chinesecountryside where tradition and modernity have had both a complimentary andcaustic relationship in the years since the Chinese Communist Party first cameto power. It is a rare concrete record of social struggle and transformationas witnessed by a participant. Fanshen continues to offer profound insightinto the lives of peasants and Chinas complex social processes. Rediscoverthis classic volume which includes a new preface by Fred Magdoff.