Knowledge Production in Mao-Era China: Learning from the Masses - Hardcover

by Rui Kunze (Author), Marc Andre Matten (Author)

This book examines public discourse on the production and dissemination of scientific and technological knowledge in Mao-era China. With three case studies on agricultural mechanization, steel production, and veterinary medicine, the authors argue that the party-state pursued a pragmatist model of modernization.

Author Biography

Rui Kunze is a research fellow at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nüremberg.

Marc Andre Matten is professor of contemporary Chinese history at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nüremberg.