Chinese society : change, conflict and resistance /

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Other Authors / Creators:Perry, Elizabeth J.
Selden, Mark.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Series:Routledge studies in Asia's transformations.
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Summary:This book, written by an interdisciplinary and international team of China scholars, offers an authoritative analysis of contemporary Chinese society, protest and resistance. Topics covered include:<br> * labour and environmental disputes<br> * rural and ethnic conflict<br> * migration<br> * legal challenges, intellectual and religious dissidence<br> * opposition to family planning<br> * suicide.<br> This topical volume challenges conventional images of contemporary Chinese society, providing a comprehensive resource for both undergraduates and specialists in the field.
Physical Description:xii, 249 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0415204909
0415223342
Author Notes:Elizabeth J Perryis Professor of Government at Harvard University. Her previous books include Rebels and Revolutionaries in North China, Shanghai on Strike: The Politics of Chinese Labour, and Proletarian Power: Shanghai in the Cultural Revolution.Mark Seldenis Professor of Sociology at Binghampton University. His previous books include China in Revolution: The Yenan Way Revisited, Socialist State, and The Political Economy of Chinese Socialism.