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Throwing The Emperor From His Horse

Portrait Of A Village Leader In China, 1923-1995
By:Peter J Seybolt
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780367319151
eText ISBN:9780429975271
Edition:1
Copyright:1997
Format:Reflowable

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This engaging book sketches an intimate portrait of the life of Wang Fucheng, an illiterate peasant who served for thirty years as Communist party secretary of an impoverished village on the north China plain. Based on conversations over a seven-year period (1987 - 1994) between Wang Fucheng and Peter Seybolt, the book unfolds as a continuous first