Understanding Chinese society
This new book provides an accessible and wide--ranging introduction to the main features of Chinese society. Drawing on a wealth of material, the author offers a fresh understanding of a unique society that has undergone continuous transformation and upheaval throughout the twentieth century.
x, 270 Seiten
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Acknowledgements vi Note on Romanization and Names ix 1 The Study of Chinese Society 1 2 Which China? Whose China? 23 3 Rural and Urban in China 45 4 Individual and Society in China 69 5 Chinese Family: Continuity and Change 94 6 Power and Revolution: Economic and Political 120 7 Power and Revolution: Cultural 149 8 Changing Patterns of Social Inequality 177 9 The Differentiation of Chinese Society 203 Notes 228 Glossary of Chinese Terms 236 Bibliography 239 Index 264