This book provides fresh insights into the study of Chinese elites
at the county level and below. By shifting the analytical focus
onto the agency of elites at the local level and away from the
institutional structures within which they operate, it fills a
number of significant gaps in the field. In particular, this book
addresses the lacunae through an empirically rich and diverse set
of case studies. It proceeds from the premise that the study of
local elites can be most fruitful through examining their relations
with each other and with the groups that wield power in the
community. Particularly pertinent to the analyses are three major
relations, namely the relationship between the elites and their
environment, between particular types of elites, and between the
locality and the upper and lower scales. Ultimately, it concludes
that these relations are not only essential to understanding local
elites in post-Mao China but also in accounting for socio-political
change and in distinguishing China from other types of societies.
As a study of local elites in China, this book will be useful to
students and scholars of Chinese politics, political sociology and
Chinese Studies in general.
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