History A-Level
State power and traditional customs
What State power and traditional customs means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of State power and traditional customs
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The CCP banned foot binding and campaigned against it, leading to its gradual decline, yet customs and economic pressures slowed change in rural areas.
Topics that use State power and traditional customs
- Social and cultural changes, 1949–76 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
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- Barefoot doctors
- Cultural revolution and destruction of tradition
- Gender equality and legal reform
- Healthcare provision
- Jiang Qing and revolutionary model operas
- Persecution of Christianity and Islam
- Pinyin
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