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H06 -
China's Two Social Revolutions

For the remainder of the 21st century and beyond, the fate of the world will be shaped primarily by two powers, the United States and China. China achieved its current prominence after going through two fundamental social revolutions, each more traumatic than anything experienced by Americans in any period in our history. The goal of this seminar is to examine these two transformations and how they have shaped Chinese society today. The first revolution was the transformation from a capitalist to a socialist planned society launched and led by Mao Zedong during the 1950s. The second revolution was in some ways a counter-revolutio-the drive led by Deng Xiaoping to dismantle the socialist planned economy and implement market reforms after 1978. The impact of both revolutions on such diverse domains as work organizations, village life, schools, religion, Chinese families, and the role of women will be explored

Scholar:

Martin Whyte

Location:

Harvard Hillel

Dates:

12/2/2010, 12/16/2010

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H06 -	China's Two Social Revolutions

	For the remainder of the 21st century and beyond, the fate of the world will be shaped primarily by two powers, the United States and China. China achieved its current prominence after going through two fundamental social revolutions, each more traumatic than anything experienced by Americans in any period in our history. The goal of this seminar is to examine these two transformations and how they have shaped Chinese society today. The first revolution was the transformation from a capitalist to a socialist planned society launched and led by Mao Zedong during the 1950s. The second revolution was in some ways a counter-revolutio-the drive led by Deng Xiaoping to dismantle the socialist planned economy and implement market reforms after 1978. The impact of both revolutions on such diverse domains as work organizations, village life, schools, religion, Chinese families, and the role of women will be explored

		Scholar:	Martin Whyte
		Location:	Harvard Hillel
		Dates:	12/2/2010, 12/16/2010