Social Transformation in Modern China

List of contents

List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction: 1. Theoretical context; 2. Socioeconomic setting of Henan; Part II. Local Elites and the Transition of Community Power: 3. Local society in transition; 4. Elite mobility in a changing world; Part III. Elite Activism and Social Transformation: 5. Society as the organization of networks; 6. Local identity, localism, and crisis of legitimacy; Part IV. Modern State Making and the Interaction Between State and Society: 7. State making during the Republican period; 8. State and society in mutual engagement; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

In this book, Xin Zhang uses the case of local elites and the power structure of Henan province in north-central China to demonstrate how local politics first transformed local society, challenged the state and eventually influenced change across China.

Product details

• Authors: Xin Zhang
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.03.2016
• EAN: 9780521642897
• ISBN: 978-0-521-64289-7
• No. of pages: 338
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 700 g
• Series: Cambridge Modern China (Hardco
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous