Instructors
Andrew G. Walder (Primary) - Stanford University

In this course, Professor Andrew Walder examines the transformation of Chinese society from the 1949 revolution to the eve of China's reforms in 1978. Other topics covered include the creation of a socialist economy; the reorganization of rural society and urban workplaces; the emergence of new inequalities of power and opportunity; and the new forms of social conflict during Mao's Cultural Revolution of 1966-1969 and its aftermath.

Level
Undergraduate

Units
5

Department
Department of Sociology
School of Humanities and Sciences