{"product_id":"dilemmas-of-victory-jeremy-brown-9780674047020","title":"Dilemmas of Victory: The Early Years of the People's Republic of China","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis illuminating work examines the social, cultural, political, and economic dimensions of the Communist takeover of China. Instead of dwelling on elite politics and policy-making processes, \u003ci\u003eDilemmas of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to understand how the 1949-1953 period was experienced by various groups, including industrialists, filmmakers, ethnic minorities, educators, rural midwives, philanthropists, stand-up comics, and scientists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stellar group of authors that includes Frederic Wakeman, Elizabeth Perry, Sherman Cochran, Perry Link, Joseph Esherick, and Chen Jian shows that the Communists sometimes achieved a remarkably smooth takeover, yet at other times appeared shockingly incompetent. Shanghai and Beijing experienced it in ways that differed dramatically from Xinjiang, Tibet, and Dalian. Out of necessity, the new regime often showed restraint and flexibility, courting the influential and educated. Furthermore, many policies of the old Nationalist regime were quietly embraced by the new Communist rulers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on previously unseen archival documents as well as oral histories, these lively, readable essays provide the fullest picture to date of the early years of the People's Republic, which were far more pluralistic, diverse, and hopeful than the Maoist decades that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674047028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674047020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Jeremy Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925548794111,"sku":"9780674047020","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2b27fb4b-fa47-4c1b-94fc-9500e4863423.jpg?v=1681077928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dilemmas-of-victory-jeremy-brown-9780674047020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}