This book explores the literary history of the zhiqing, Chinese educated youth, during the liberal 1980s era of the PRC. By incorporating personal experiences,

During the Cultural Revolution over 14 million Chinese high school graduates were sent from the cities to live and work in the countryside. They were known as z

The Cultural Revolution was an emotionally charged political awakening for the educated youth of China. Called upon by aging revolutionary Mao Tse-tung to assum

Out of the Crucible offers an illuminating study of the novels and short stories relating to the lives of Chinese urban youth who were dispatched to rural areas

This history of China's sent-down youth movement uses archival research to revise popular notions about power dynamics during the Cultural Revolution.