{"product_id":"fanshen-a-documentary-of-revolution-in-a-chinese-village-9781583671757","title":"Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village","description":"More than forty years after its initial publication, William Hinton's \u003ci\u003eFanshen \u003c\/i\u003econtinues to be the essential volume for those fascinated with China's revolutionary process of rural reform and social change. A pioneering work, \u003ci\u003eFanshan\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvelous and revealing look into life in the Chinese countryside, where tradition and modernity have had both a complimentary and caustic relationship in the years since the Chinese Communist Party first came to power. It is a rare, concrete record of social struggle and transformation, as witnessed by a participant. \u003ci\u003eFanshen \u003c\/i\u003econtinues to offer profound insight into the lives of peasants and China's complex social processes. Rediscover this classic volume, which includes a new preface by Fred Magdoff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHinton, William:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hinton\u003c\/b\u003e (1919-2004) was a farmer in Vermont and a legendary figure in the U.S. left. He wrote many books on post-revolutionary China, including \u003ci\u003eThrough a Glass Darkly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIron Oxen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHundred Day War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShenfan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTurning Point in China\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagdoff, Fred:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFred Magdoff\u003c\/b\u003e taught at the University of Vermont in Burlington, is a director of the Monthly Review Foundation, and has written on political economy for many years. He is most recently the author (with John Bellamy Foster) of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Financial Crisis: Causes and Consequences\u003c\/i\u003e (Monthly Review Press).","brand":"Monthly Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492937011474,"sku":"9781583671757","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3589afe1-22fe-44ad-b579-d7296d07a870.jpg?v=1730615919","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fanshen-a-documentary-of-revolution-in-a-chinese-village-9781583671757","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}