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Instead of dwelling on elite politics and policy-making processes, \u003ci\u003eDilemmas of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to understand how the 1949-1953 period was experienced by various groups, including industrialists, filmmakers, ethnic minorities, educators, rural midwives, philanthropists, stand-up comics, and scientists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stellar group of authors that includes Frederic Wakeman, Elizabeth Perry, Sherman Cochran, Perry Link, Joseph Esherick, and Chen Jian shows that the Communists sometimes achieved a remarkably smooth takeover, yet at other times appeared shockingly incompetent. Shanghai and Beijing experienced it in ways that differed dramatically from Xinjiang, Tibet, and Dalian. Out of necessity, the new regime often showed restraint and flexibility, courting the influential and educated. Furthermore, many policies of the old Nationalist regime were quietly embraced by the new Communist rulers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on previously unseen archival documents as well as oral histories, these lively, readable essays provide the fullest picture to date of the early years of the People's Republic, which were far more pluralistic, diverse, and hopeful than the Maoist decades that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eJeremy Brown is Associate Professor of History at Simon Fraser University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul G. Pickowicz is Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies at the University of California, San Diego and inaugural holder of the UC San Diego Modern Chinese History Endowed Chair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth J. Perry is Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNara Dillon is a Lecturer in the Departments of Government and East Asian Studies at Harvard University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Brown is Associate Professor of History at Simon Fraser University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA leading scholar of the Cold War and the history of modern China, Chen Jian is Distinguished Global Network Professor of History at New York University and NYU Shanghai; Hu Shih Professor of History Emeritus at Cornell University; and Zijiang Distinguished Visiting Professor at East China Normal University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerry Link is retired from a career teaching at Princeton University and now is Chancellorial Chair for Teaching Across Disciplines at the University of California, Riverside. He publishes on Chinese language, literature, and cultural history, and also writes and speaks on human rights in China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul G. Pickowicz is Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies at the University of California, San Diego and inaugural holder of the UC San Diego Modern Chinese History Endowed Chair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSherman Cochran is Hu Shih Professor of Chinese History at Cornell University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46554124026017,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780674047020","price":42.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780674047020.jpg?v=1781755458","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/dilemmas-of-victory-paperback-by-jeremy-brown","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}