In Search of Red Buddha: Higher Education in China After Mao Zedong, 1985-1990 (Idea (International Debate Education Association) S)

Originally published: New York : P. Lang, c1992. With new foreword. "In Search of Red Buddha, first published in 1992, encompasses the experiences of two student/faculty exchanges sponsored by Bridgewater State College and Shanxi Teachers's University (Linfen, PRC) in the mid- to late-1980s. Much to her surprise, Professor Street discovered (shortly after her arrival) that Linfen had previously been used as a "natural" prison for perceived dissidents during the Cultural Revolution. For many, Street was the first Westerner they'd ever seen." The book includes dozens of interviews with Communist Party members as well as Street's day-to-day experiences as an American faculty member living in rural China - her daily adventures buying and cooking food as well as her comical forays at the local post office and train station. This book describes the life of a sojourner/exchange professor as she lives and works as one of the first Westerners to teach in the formerly closed city of Linfen, Peoples Republic of China. Prof. Street describes her experiences and invaluable insights gained through "cultural immersion." She also provides numerous case studies about the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath through the eyes of her Chinese colleagues "sent down to the countryside" in the 1960s. This book describes the life of an exchange professor as she lives and works as one of the first Westerners to teach in the formerly closed city of Linfen, Peoples Republic of China. She also provides case studies about the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath through the eyes of her Chinese colleagues sent down to the countryside in the 1960s.--Publisher's description