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Walder, Andrew G. 1953-

Fractured rebellion the Beijing Red Guard movement Andrew G. Walder - Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2009 - xii, 400 p. 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Beijing Red Guards : an introduction -- The assault on power structures : work teams in the universities -- The genesis of division : sources of opposition and conflict -- Divided at birth : the university Red Guards -- Class and violence : the high-school Red Guards -- Radicals with patrons : the rise of the rebels -- Dissent and its suppression : challenging the Maoist elite -- Factions reborn : networks at cross-purposes -- Endgame : fighting not to lose -- Hierarchy and rebellion : reflections on the Red Guards -- Glossary of names -- Beijing Red Guard chronology -- Work-team case histories.

ISBN: 9780674035034 0674035038

Subjects--Topical Terms:
History -- Communist Era -- Cultural Revolution -- Red Guards--History--China--Beijing--20th century.
Student movements--History--China--Beijing--20th century.
Political violence--History--China--Beijing--20th century.
Social conflict--History--China--Beijing--20th century.