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By discriminating against the rich, Communist tax burden narrowed economic gaps and made new middle-peasants the dominant group in village politics, a group likely to support Communist reforms and rule. Besides the fact that the Communists successive enemies were stronger in Jiangnan than in norther...

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Published inThe China quarterly (London) Vol. 194; p. 456
Main Author Bianco, Lucien
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.06.2008
Subjects
Armed forces
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)
Communists
Landlords
Military personnel
Peasants
Politics
Rural areas
Segregation
Social structure
Society
Taxation
Tenants
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United States > US
China
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Summary:By discriminating against the rich, Communist tax burden narrowed economic gaps and made new middle-peasants the dominant group in village politics, a group likely to support Communist reforms and rule. Besides the fact that the Communists successive enemies were stronger in Jiangnan than in northern China, and that social segregation between absentee landlords and an homogenous rural society was largely irrelevant to the reluctance of tenants to become soldiers, I have a few minor reservations. [...]some components of the bilateral comparison will be validated only if we extend the comparison to include other areas.
ISSN:0305-7410
1468-2648
DOI:10.1017/S0305741008000714