ABSTRACT
First Published in 1998. Over a fifth of mankind live in people’s communes. This study is strictly limited as to time and place due the vast area of research. It deals with the first two years of one commune: Yangyi which is in Shexian, the southernmost county of Hopei Province, in the dry and rugged Taihang Range.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|103 pages
Two Years' History of Yangyi Commune 1958–1960
chapter Chapter I|23 pages
The Years Before the Commune (1938 to 1958)
chapter Chapter II|8 pages
The Birth of Yangyi Commune (Summer, 1958)
chapter Chapter III|8 pages
Yangyi Commune Takes Shape (Autumn and Winter, 1958)
chapter Chapter IV|8 pages
Tempering the Winds of Communism (Spring, 1959)
chapter Chapter V|11 pages
The Eight Point Charter (Spring, Summer and Autumn, 1959)
chapter Chapter VI|15 pages
‘Rectification’ (Winter, 1959–60)
chapter Chapter VII|11 pages
High Yield Tracts (Winter and Spring, 1960)
chapter Chapter VIII|8 pages
Commune Against Climate (Spring and Summer, 1960)
chapter Chapter IX|9 pages
Two Major Contradictions (Summer, 1960)
section |2 pages
Interlude
part Two|86 pages
Yangyi Commune's Many-sidedness
chapter Chapter X|11 pages
Five-Sided Farming in the Mountains
chapter Chapter XI|16 pages
Farm Management
chapter Chapter XII|7 pages
Industry in the Service of Agriculture
chapter Chapter XIII|8 pages
Commune Commerce
chapter Chapter XIV|16 pages
Social Services
chapter Chapter XV|15 pages
Education
chapter Chapter XVI|11 pages
Military Matters and Commune Power
part Three|90 pages
Politics of Yangyi Commune
