The Underworld of Rural China - Research on Rural Gangs on China's Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake Plain (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)

This book aims to provide the readers a better understanding of rural China through the particular perspective of the rural underworld. It proposes new concepts to describe social changes of rural China by comparing the contemporary rural society with the acquaintance society-the classic model for depicting the traditional Chinese society. The author's down-to-earth fieldwork has revealed that, with a permeating gang influence, the society of rural China has actually changed in nature. Such change in social nature is summarized as "the estrangement of acquaintances" or "moral ambiguity". As a result of the rural gangster's unlawful acts of lining their pockets with national resources, rural China is going through "rural governance involution." In short, this book develops new models and concepts to establish a comprehensive scientific conceptual system for explaining social reality. With hard-to-come-by information and a prudent and multi-faceted analysis on a neglected topic, this book gradually reveals to the readers the true picture of rural China.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	February 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Baifeng Chen
Translators:	Guo Jun
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	287
Edition:	1st ed. 2023
ISBN-13:	978-981-19-8709-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Chinese
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Organized crime > General Promotions
LSN:	981-19-8709-2
Barcode:	9789811987090

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