In this innovative book, Daniel Little compares the positions of various social scientists regarding debates in China studies. Little focuses on four topics: th

A radical new appraisal of the role of the peasant in post-socialist China, putting recent debates into historical perspective.

The author presents a convincing new interpretation of the origins and nature of the agrarian crisis that gripped the North China Plain in the two centuries bef

This is a study of peasant-state relations and village politics as they have evolved in response to the state's attempts to control the division of the harvest

China's agriculture and rural society has undergone rapid changes in recent years. Many poorer farmers and younger people have moved to cities, and yet China ha