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The transition study of postsocialist China : an ethnographic study of a model community /
There is no denying that China has experienced, and is still experiencing, radical changes, generally initiated by the vibrant market-driven economy that began in the late 1970s. The question remains, however, of what has happened to those who, just a few decades before, experienced pride and power...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific Pub.,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Series on contemporary China ;
v. 25. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | There is no denying that China has experienced, and is still experiencing, radical changes, generally initiated by the vibrant market-driven economy that began in the late 1970s. The question remains, however, of what has happened to those who, just a few decades before, experienced pride and power in being part of the proletariat. How do they make sense of the past and face up to the uncertainties of the future? This book presents an anthropological investigation into their lives and memories in order to understand their situation. Presently a working-class neighborhood in Shanghai, Cucumber. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 265 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789814307635 9814307637 |
| ISSN: | 1793-0847 ; |