Book Reviews--China: Shishang yu zhengzhi: Guangdong minzhong richang zhuozhuang shishang (1966-1976)[...]:[...](1966-1976)

[...]thanks to the advent of book and material search engines such as Kongfuzi wang[...]and flea markets trading in discarded work unit records, universities and individual scholars have begun to assemble their own collections, circumventing the restrictions imposed on state archives. [...]Sun's book addresses the imbalance in coverage of the Cultural Revolution, which, despite notable recent exceptions such as rural violence, focuses on the Cultural Revolution in Guangdong, particularly Guangzhou. [...]Sun's book raises many interesting questions worthy of further investigation. In chapter 6, "Discipline and Resistance"--which might be the most interesting part of the book--Sun discovers and analyzes anti-mainstream fashion, beginning with "revolution" on the collars, subtle changes made to make fashion statements, to small yet significant efforts to achieve beauty or femininity.