Mao and the Workers: The Hunan Labor Movement, 1920–1923

272 Pages·1982·5.768 MB·English

by  Lynda Shaffer

Mao
and the
workers

Mao
and the
workers
THE HUNAN LABOR
MOVEMENT, 1920-1923
Lynda Shaffer
First published 1982 by M.E. Sharpe
Reissued 2018 by Routledge
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For my mother
and in memory of my father

“And ye shall know the truth
and the truth shall make you free.”
The Gospel of John
Chapter VIII, Verse 32

Contents
Maps Hunan Province in Its Chinese Milieu/xv
Central Changjiang (Yangtze) Basin/xvi
Xiang River Valley, Selected Sites/xvii
Chapter 1
Introduction 1
Chapter 2
The Setting: Hunan, Its Elite, and Mao 10
Chapter 3
The Beginnings of the Labor Movement 41
Chapter 4
The Anyuan Railroad Workers and Miners’ Strike 71
Chapter 5
The Construction Workers’ Strike 109
Chapter 6
The Lead-Type Compositors and Printers’ Strike 144
Chapter 7
The Shuikoushan Lead and Zinc Miners’ Strike 164
Chapter 8
Conclusion 204
Bibliography 229
Index 241
About the Author 251