Elizabeth J. Perry

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Perry, Elizabeth, Shanghai’s strike wave of 1957

157 (March)

Looks at little known worker unrest accompanying intellectual dissent.

Perry, Elizabeth; Selden, Mark, Chinese Society: Change, Conflict and Resistance

2000

Analyses reactions to government reforms, including both covert and open resistance. Distinguishes between intellectual dissidents and popular rebellion. See especially ‘Rights and resistance: The changing context of the dissident movement’ (pp. 20-38); ‘Pathways of labour insurgency’ (pp. 41-61); and ‘Environmental protest in rural China’ (pp. 143-59) which includes reference to direct action against a factory polluting water. Second edition has added chapters on Falun Gong, Christianity and land struggles.