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By examining the changing political economy in China through
detailed studies of the peasantry, workers, middle classes, and the
dominant class, this volume reveals the Communist Party of China's
(CCP's) impact on social change in China between 1978 and 2021.
This book explores in depth the CCP's programme of reform and
openness that had a dramatic impact on China's socio-economic
trajectory following the death of Mao Zedong and the end of the
Cultural Revolution. It also goes on to chart the acceptance of
Market Socialism, highlighting the resulting emergence of a larger
middle class, while also appreciating the profound consequences
this created for workers and peasants. Additionally, this volume
examines the development of the dominant class which remains a
defining feature of China's political economy and the Party-state.
Providing an in-depth analysis of class as understood by the CCP in
conjunction with sociological interpretations of socio-economic and
socio-political change, this study will be of interest to students
and scholars of Chinese Politics, Chinese History, Asian Politics,
and Asian studies.
Through the lens of the city of Suzhou, this edited volume presents
views on the complex interaction between the central state, market
agents, local governments and individuals who have shaped the
development of Chinese cities and urban life. Featuring a range of
disciplinary perspectives, contributors to this volume have all
undertaken research in one municipality - Suzhou - to consider how
history and culture have evolved during the modernisation of
Chinese cities and the transformation of urban space, as well as
shifting rural-urban relations and urban life during the reform
era. The volume is underscored by a complex dynamic system
consisting of three interlocked mechanisms through which the
central and local state interact: history and culture, social and
economic life, and administration and governance. As such, chapters
analyse responses both from the state and society as driving forces
of local development, with an interplay between tradition and
heritage on the one hand and China's economic and social
development on the other. Suzhou in Transition will appeal to
students and scholars of Chinese and urban studies, as well as
urban sociology and geography.
By examining the changing political economy in China through
detailed studies of the peasantry, workers, middle classes, and the
dominant class, this volume reveals the Communist Party of China's
(CCP's) impact on social change in China between 1978 and 2021.
This book explores in depth the CCP's programme of reform and
openness that had a dramatic impact on China's socio-economic
trajectory following the death of Mao Zedong and the end of the
Cultural Revolution. It also goes on to chart the acceptance of
Market Socialism, highlighting the resulting emergence of a larger
middle class, while also appreciating the profound consequences
this created for workers and peasants. Additionally, this volume
examines the development of the dominant class which remains a
defining feature of China's political economy and the Party-state.
Providing an in-depth analysis of class as understood by the CCP in
conjunction with sociological interpretations of socio-economic and
socio-political change, this study will be of interest to students
and scholars of Chinese Politics, Chinese History, Asian Politics,
and Asian studies.
Through the lens of the city of Suzhou, this edited volume presents
views on the complex interaction between the central state, market
agents, local governments and individuals who have shaped the
development of Chinese cities and urban life. Featuring a range of
disciplinary perspectives, contributors to this volume have all
undertaken research in one municipality - Suzhou - to consider how
history and culture have evolved during the modernisation of
Chinese cities and the transformation of urban space, as well as
shifting rural-urban relations and urban life during the reform
era. The volume is underscored by a complex dynamic system
consisting of three interlocked mechanisms through which the
central and local state interact: history and culture, social and
economic life, and administration and governance. As such, chapters
analyse responses both from the state and society as driving forces
of local development, with an interplay between tradition and
heritage on the one hand and China's economic and social
development on the other. Suzhou in Transition will appeal to
students and scholars of Chinese and urban studies, as well as
urban sociology and geography.
Home ownership plays a significant role in locating the middle
class in most western societies, associated with market,
consumerism, democracy and "people like us", the significant
features of the middle class for any society. In China, private
home ownership was not the norm from 1949, when the Chinese
Communist Party took power, until the 1990s. In the past three
decades, however, there has been a fast growing housing consumption
and private homeowners have become the most significantly changing
aspect of Chinese urban life. In particular, the rise of gated
communities has become a predominant feature of the urban
landscape. Similar to their western counterparts, the gated
communities in China exemplify "high status" symbols with enclosed
and restricted residential areas, exclusive community parks and
recreational facilities, and professional management and security
services. But different from western societies where gated
communities usually represent luxurious lifestyles only limited to
a small group of people, in urban China gated communities have
become one major form of supply in the housing market and one of
the most popular and desirable choices for homebuyers. Private home
ownership and residency in gated communities, altogether
characterize the most significant aspect of comfort living and
distinct lifestyles of China's new middle classes who have
successfully got ahead in the socialist market economy. This book
examines the formation of "China's housing middle class". It
develops a theoretical argument about, and provides empirical
evidence of the heterogeneity of China's new middle class, which
underlines the relations between the state, market and life chances
under a socialist market economy. As such it will be of huge
interest to students and scholars of Chinese society, sociology and
politics.
Home ownership plays a significant role in locating the middle
class in most western societies, associated with market,
consumerism, democracy and "people like us", the significant
features of the middle class for any society. In China, private
home ownership was not the norm from 1949, when the Chinese
Communist Party took power, until the 1990s. In the past three
decades, however, there has been a fast growing housing consumption
and private homeowners have become the most significantly changing
aspect of Chinese urban life. In particular, the rise of gated
communities has become a predominant feature of the urban
landscape. Similar to their western counterparts, the gated
communities in China exemplify "high status" symbols with enclosed
and restricted residential areas, exclusive community parks and
recreational facilities, and professional management and security
services. But different from western societies where gated
communities usually represent luxurious lifestyles only limited to
a small group of people, in urban China gated communities have
become one major form of supply in the housing market and one of
the most popular and desirable choices for homebuyers. Private home
ownership and residency in gated communities, altogether
characterize the most significant aspect of comfort living and
distinct lifestyles of China's new middle classes who have
successfully got ahead in the socialist market economy. This book
examines the formation of "China's housing middle class". It
develops a theoretical argument about, and provides empirical
evidence of the heterogeneity of China's new middle class, which
underlines the relations between the state, market and life chances
under a socialist market economy. As such it will be of huge
interest to students and scholars of Chinese society, sociology and
politics.
Governing Neighborhoods in Urban China examines the key mechanisms,
operating at the grassroots level, which contribute to urban
developmentand and increased public support for the legitimacy and
authority of the Chinese state. Through the uncovering of new
trends and dynamics of urban neighborhood governance in China since
the 2000s, Beibei Tang examines the key mechanisms that contribute
to the regime survival. Beibei Tang introduces the concept of
hybrid authoritarianism, a governance mechanism employed in an
authoritarian state to produce governance legitimacy, public
support, and regime sustainability. Hybrid authoritarianism is
situated in an intermediary governance space connecting state and
society. It accommodates both state and non-state actors, deals
with a wide range of governance issues, employs flexible governance
strategies, and in this context, ultimately strengthens CCP
leadership. Tang documents processes of hybrid authoritarianism
through her focus on various types of urban neighborhoods,
including new urban middle-class neighborhoods and the increasing
urbanization of the countryside. Governing Neighborhoods in Urban
China provides a conceptual framework that avoids scholarly
approaches that tend to reify either one-party autocracy or
Western-centric notions of democracy.
Hinter den weissen Vorhangen einer anstandigen Familie herrschen
Kalte und Gewalt. Der Vater tobt sich an Frau und Kindern ebenso
aus wie am Mobiliar. Die Mutter tarnt ihre Harte mit Frommigkeit
und wird regelmassig verruckt. Das Madchen Nadr versucht
durchzuhalten, mit Unterwerfung und Hass, bis in der Zukunft das
richtige Leben beginnt. In diese Episoden verschranken sich
Geschichten von einer Frau, die auf ratselhafte Weise versagt. Sie
tut alles, um zu sein wie die anderen, die Normalen," die sie fur
ihre Tuchtigkeit und Lebensfreude bewundert. Beharrlich verbirgt
sie ihre bizarren Marotten und ihr unfreundliches Wesen, um ihren
rasanten Wertverlust auf den Markten der Spass- und
Konkurrenzgesellschaft aufzuhalten. Zwischen diese Erzahlfragmente
brechen unvermittelt ganz andere Welten ein: Tiere - das
Warzenschwein, der Tiefseeteufel, die Gemeine Sandwespe - treten
auf und verschwinden. Traumartige Bilder der Nordwuste, des
Steinsammlers und der hungrigen Halbkorper behaupten ihre eigene
Wirklichkeit. Eine Vielfalt von Stimmen entfaltet ein massloses
Panorama des Stillstands und der Teufelskreise, in dem die Figuren
ums Uberleben kampfen, bis der Schluss eine uberraschende Kapriole
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