Shanghai Tai Chi. The Art of Being Ruled in Mao's China, Hardback/***

A rich and captivating social and political history of Shanghai, one of the world's most complex cities, under high socialism. Using the metaphor of Tai Chi, Hanchao Lu explores how people experienced and adapted to a new Maoist political culture that epitomizes state-society relations in a communist country. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 354 Collection: Cambridge Studies in the History of the People's Republic of China Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 162 x 238 x 26 Cover type: Hardback