| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 107.5

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Neil J. Diamant. Revolutionizing the Family: Politics, Love, and Divorce in Urban and Rural China, 1949–1968. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. 2000. Pp. xviii, 440. $55.00.

Neil J. Diamant's path-breaking study, based on years of dissertation research, raises important questions on the relationship between state and society that will be of interest not just to those in the China field, and not just to those studying the relatively narrow issues of marriage and divorce. Indeed, as he suggests early on, his major question—"To what extent can states change family structure, family relations, and conceptions of 'proper' family behavior?" (p. 2)—has also been taken up by American politicians, religious leaders, and others concerned with the regulation of morality. While Diamant's research and evidence is drawn from the Chinese case, in virtually every chapter he attempts to put Chinese events into a comparative perspective, substantially increasing the value of the book to those outside the China field. . . .

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