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Preface James L. Watson 1. Introduction: class and class formation in Chinese society James L. Watson 2. Chinese views of social classification Philip A. Kuhn 3. Classes, old and new, in Mao Zedong's thought, 1949-1976 Stuart R. Schram 4. The decline of virtuocracy in China Susan L. Shirk 5. Destratification in China William L. Parish 6. The class system in rural China: a case study Jonathan Unger 7. Bourgeois radicalism in the 'New Class' of Shanghai, 1949-1969 Lynn T. White III 8. Marriage choice and status groups in contemporary China Elisabeth Croll 9. Sexual inequality under socialism: the Chinese case in perspective Martin King Whyte Notes Contributors Index.
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