| Farewell to Peasant China: Rural Urbanization and Social Change in the Late Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Guldin, Gregory Eliyu (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765601834 ISBN-13: 9780765601834 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: Chinese urbanization, including the daily life, migration strategies, and life choices of villagers and townspeople, is the focus of this study by Chinese and North American scholars. From Tianjin in the north, to Tibet in the West, and to Guangdong and Fujian on the southeast coast, a tale is told of transforming countrysides, regional disparities, and the prospects of a fully urbanized China as the twenty-first century dawns. This first broad-scale anthropological investigation of Chinese urbanization captures both the dynamic essence of the urbanizations process and the remarkable vitality of post-reform Chinese society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 307.76 |
| LCCN: 97016297 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Series: Studies on Contemporary China (M.E. Sharpe Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.34 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chinese urbanization, including the daily life, migration strategies, and life choices of villagers and townspeople, is the focus of this study by Chinese and North American scholars. The study looks at the urbanization process and the vitality of post-reform Chinese society. |