Chinese Revolution Agricultural History Iron Oxen William Hinton 1st Ed 1970

by William Hinton

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First edition

.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } Iron Oxen: A Documentary of Revolution in Chinese Farming by William Hinton Published by Monthly Review Press, New York, 1970. First printing. Very good hardcover, green cloth boards, in very good unclipped dust jacket. Tight binding, solid spine, previous owner’s signature to ffep, clean unmarked text. 8vo, 225 pages, photo illustrations. Tieh Niu - iron oxen - is the name peasants gave to the first tractors to appear in China after Liberation, and William Hinton's penetrating documentary captures the seismic shift from ancient farming methods to mechanized agriculture in revolutionary China. Set immediately after Fanshen, William Hinton's seminal book on land reform in China, "Iron Oxen" takes the reader through the early stages of the State's collectivization of agriculture and its first mechanized crops. The author describes the agricultural revolution in China after World War Two, occurring due to land reform and newly acquired technology. Hinton, who witnessed these transformations firsthand as an American agricultural expert working in China, brings his characteristic insider's perspective to this pivotal moment in Chinese history. This book is a captivating account of the heady days just before and after Liberation, when centuries-old farming practices collided with modern machinery and socialist ideology. The author's detailed observations illuminate how peasants adapted to tractors, irrigatio

• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Year: 1970
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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