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Author Wu, Weiyi, author.

Title The identity of Zhiqing : the lost generation / Weiyi Wu and Fan Hong
Published Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2016
©2016

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series Routledge contemporary China series ; 145
Routledge contemporary China series ; 145.
Contents Finding the "Lost Generation" -- Linking Zhiqing's Life Trajectories to Social History -- To the Wider World : Group-identity Configuration (1967-1981) -- Drops of Water in the Ocean : Group-identity Configuration (1980s-present) -- The Identity of Zhiqing : Approach and Conclusion
Summary "Outside China, little is known about the process and implications of the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside (UMDC) Movement, a Chinese state policy from 1967 to 1979 in which more than 16 million secondary school-leavers in different cities relocated to rural areas. The Movement shaped the lives of these young people and assigned them a shared group identity: Zhiqing, or the Educated Youth. This book provides new research on Zhiqing, who were born and brought up after the establishment of the People's Republic of China and regarded as a lost generation during the Cultural Revolution. Presenting a remembrance of their tortuous life trajectories, the book investigates their distinctive identity and self-identification. Unlike earlier historical approaches, it does this from a social psychological perspective. It is also unique in its use of first-hand materials, as individuals' memories and reflections collected by in-depth interviews are compiled and presented as Zhiqing's self-portrait. This innovative research offers an informative and profound induction of the topic and also contributes to the development of contemporary Chinese studies by laying the foundation for a specialized Zhiqing study. Combining rich empirical research with a strong theoretical perspective, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of Chinese history, sociology, anthropology and politics"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Down to the countryside movement (China)
Youth -- China -- History -- 20th century
High school graduates -- China -- History -- 20th century
Urban-rural migration -- Political aspects -- China -- History -- 20th century
Group identity -- China -- History -- 20th century
Identity (Psychology) -- China -- History -- 20th century
Social psychology -- China -- History -- 20th century
Interviews -- China
HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
Down to the countryside movement (China)
Group identity
High school graduates
Identity (Psychology)
Interviews
Politics and government
Social psychology
Youth
SUBJECT China -- Politics and government -- 1949-1976. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024173
China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024175
China -- History -- 1949-1976 -- Biography
Subject China
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Fan, Hong, 1957- author.
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