1st Edition
Unfiltered Regard for China French Perspectives from Mao to Xi
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Interviewees
Introduction
Part I - Revolutionary China and Economic Opening (1949-1988)
Chapter One: Marianne Bastid-Bruguière – Sinologist and Historian
Chapter Two: Bernard Ganne – Sociologist and Documentarist
Chapter Three: Michel Bonnin – Historian
Part II - Transformative China (1989-2019)
Chapter Four: Lu Shi – Sinologist and Sociologist
Chapter Five: Isabelle Thireau – Sociologist
Chapter Six: Gilles Guiheux – Sociologist and Historian
Bibliography
Biography
Peidong Sun is the Distinguished Associate Professor of Arts & Sciences in China and Asia-Pacific Studies at Cornell University. Her research focuses on the social and cultural history of post-1949 China, including Mao’s revolution, Deng’s reforms, and their impact on the Xi Jinping generation. She has authored Who Will Marry My Daughter and Fashion and Politics, with an English edition forthcoming.
