Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-423) and index.
The state and the family in urban China: Beijing and Shanghai, 1950-1953 -- Between "urban" and "rural": family reform in the Beijing and Shanghai suburbs, 1950-1953 -- Family reform in the southwest frontier, 1950-1953 -- The politics and culture of divorce and marriage in urban China, 1954-1966 -- The family in flux: family and personal relationships in rural areas, 1954-1966 -- The conservative backlash: politics, sex, and the family in the cultural revolution, 1966-1968.
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In contrast to previous studies of the Marriage Law in China between 1949 and 1968, this text argues that the law reshaped marriage and family relationships in significant - but often unintended - ways throughout the Maoist period.
Revolutionizing the family.
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Politics, love, and divorce in urban and rural China, 1949-1964