Third Front
豆瓣
The Militarization of Cold War China
Covell F. Meyskens
簡介
In this magisterial work, Covell Meyskens draws on the vast range of material now available in China on the 'Third Front,' enriched with his own interviews, to bring the full scope of this once top-secret program into focus for the first time ever. Meyskens provides an indelible portrait of the Third Front, tying together international tensions, domestic politics, and life at the grass roots.
目錄
Introduction 1
1 The Coming of the Third Front Campaign 40
2 Good People and Good Horses Go to the Third Front 79
3 Concentrating Forces to Wage Wars of Annihilation 122
4 Produce First and Consume Later 165
5 Industrial Development amid Cold War Insecurity 201
Epilogue: The Demilitarization of Chinese Socialism 227
Appendix: Third Front Demographics 237
Bibliography 245
Index 272