| Town and Country in China: Identity and Perception 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Faure, David (Author), Liu, Tao Tao (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349662984 ISBN-13: 9781349662982 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - History | Asia - China - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| Lexile Measure: 1400 |
| Series: St Antony's |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The transformation in Chinese social theory in the twentieth century placed the rural-urban divide at the centre of individual identity. In 1500, such distinctions were insignificant and it was the emergence of political reforms in the early 1920s and 1930s which separated cities and towns as agents of social change and encouraged a perception of rural backwardness. This interdisciplinary collection traces the development and distinctions between urban and rural life and the effect on the Chinese sense of identity from the sixteenth century to the present day. It provides a daunting example of the influence that political ideology may exert on an individual's sense of place. |