The Teahouse under Socialism : The Decline and Renewal of Public Life in Chengdu, 1950-2000 /

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To understand a city fully, writes Di Wang, we must observe its most basic units of social life. In The Teahouse under Socialism, Wang does just that, arguing that the teahouses of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, are some of the most ...

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wang, Di, 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tearooms.
Socialism and culture.
Politics and government.
Manners and customs.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism.
Socialisme et culture > Chine > Chengdu > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Salons de the > Chine > Chengdu > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Socialism and culture > China > Chengdu > History > 20th century.
Tearooms > China > Chengdu > History > 20th century.
China > Chengdu.
Chengdu (China) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Chengdu (China) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : urban political transitions under socialism
  • The demise of the Chengdu teahouse guild and the fall of small business
  • State control and the rise of socialist entertainment
  • The decline of public life under Mao's rule
  • The resurgence of teahouses in the reform era
  • Urban residents and migrant workers in public life
  • The power of mahjong
  • Conclusion : the state, the teahouse, and the public sphere.

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