"Bian yuan ren" ji shi. English

Eight outcasts : social and political marginalization in China under Mao / Yang Kuisong ; translated and with an introduction by Gregor Benton and Ye Zhen.

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]

©2020

285 pages ; 23 cm

"The 1949 Communist Revolution marked a period of earthshaking change in China. Political, economic, ideological, and cultural movements set into motion came to galvanize the country, culminating in dramatic social transformations at all levels but also in the persecution of hundreds of thousands of the country's citizens. Based on normally inaccessible records of confessions, interrogations, trial transcripts, and depositions, Eight Outcasts tells the stories of eight victims of the Maoist dictatorship. It introduces readers to individuals accused of infractions such as corruption, political wrong thoughts, homosexuality, illicit sexual activity, foreign ties, or "historical problems" (connections to the former Kuomintang regime) in the period between the revolution and Mao's death in 1976. Each chapter brings stories of China's voiceless citizens to light, broadening our knowledge of this important transitional period"--Provided by publisher.

Online version: 880-01 Yang, Kuisong. Eight outcasts. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]

English

February 12, 2020

Includes bibliographical references and index.