Table of Contents

List of Illustrations                             Preface                                    Acknowledgments                              Terminological Note                             Introduction                              Period I. The Pre-centralization of Documentation: Revolutionary Mobilization before Collectivization                           1 Call-and-Response Dialogues: Struggling to Convert Mistrust into Trust                         2 Field Reports: Confusing the Exemplary with the Deviant                                      Period II. The Centralization of Documentation: Bureaucratic Professionalism Following Collectivization                                    Introduction: Conflicting Narratives: The Transition to State Socialism                               3 Administrative Templates: Standardizing Vagueness                                  4 Labor Contracts: Muddling Illicit Practices with Licit Ones                                   5 Performance Audits: Identifying Known Unknowns                                    Period III. The Para-centralization of Documentation: Socialist Marketization after Decollectivization                              Introduction: Mistaking Fact as Fiction and Fiction as Fact: The Transition out of State Socialism                                    6 Village Conventions: Misportraying Private Interests as Public Ones                                 Conclusion                                Appendixes                             Notes                          Bibliography                           Index