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Taylor & Francis Ltd - Reclaiming Chinese Society The New Social Activism - Paperback
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Description: Reclaiming Chinese Society analyses the mechanisms processes and actors producing a wide spectrum of social and cultural changes in reform China. Contrary to most literature that emphasizes economic and political processes at the expense of Chinese society this volume argues for the centrality of the social in understanding Chinese development. Each of the eleven chapters addresses one type of grassroots activism covering feminist activism civic environmentalism religious revival violence film media intellectuals housing citizenship and deprivation. The wide - range of research styles used in this collection including ethnography regional comparison quantitative and statistical analysis interviews textual and content analysis offers students a methodologically rich vista to China Studies. Written by subject experts and covering all aspects of Chinese Society this book offers an authoritative overview of Chinese society. It is an invaluable resource for courses on Chinese Society and culture and will be of interest to students and scholars in Chinese and Asian studies.
Title: Reclaiming Chinese Society The New Social Activism
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415491396
Pages: 272 Pages, 2 Tables, Black And White; 2 Line Drawings, Black And White; 2 Illustrations, Black And W
Publication Date: 10/1/2009
Series: Asia's Transformations
Category: Society & Culture: General
Description: Reclaiming Chinese Society analyses the mechanisms processes and actors producing a wide spectrum of social and cultural changes in reform China. Contrary to most literature that emphasizes economic and political processes at the expense of Chinese society this volume argues for the centrality of the social in understanding Chinese development. Each of the eleven chapters addresses one type of grassroots activism covering feminist activism civic environmentalism religious revival violence film media intellectuals housing citizenship and deprivation. The wide - range of research styles used in this collection including ethnography regional comparison quantitative and statistical analysis interviews textual and content analysis offers students a methodologically rich vista to China Studies. Written by subject experts and covering all aspects of Chinese Society this book offers an authoritative overview of Chinese society. It is an invaluable resource for courses on Chinese Society and culture and will be of interest to students and scholars in Chinese and Asian studies.
Title: Reclaiming Chinese Society The New Social Activism
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415491396
Pages: 272 Pages, 2 Tables, Black And White; 2 Line Drawings, Black And White; 2 Illustrations, Black And W
Publication Date: 10/1/2009
Series: Asia's Transformations
Category: Society & Culture: General
