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 ...

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wang, Di, 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Tearooms > China > Chengdu > History > 20th century.
Socialism and culture > China > Chengdu > History > 20th century.
Salons de thé > Chine > Chengdu > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Socialisme et culture > Chine > Chengdu > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism.
Manners and customs.
Politics and government.
Socialism and culture.
Tearooms.
Chengdu (China) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Chengdu (China) > Politics and government > 20th century.
China > Chengdu.
China Chinese.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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