The Ordinary & The Extraordinary

An Anthropological Study of Chinese Reform and the 1989 People's movement in Beijing
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-97764-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 456 g

First Published in 1996. This study is the outcome of eight-months' fieldwork in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China (PRC), from 8 November 1988 to 17 June 1989. The original purpose of the fieldwork had been to acquire a grass-roots perspective on the dynamics of Chinese state socialist society under the impact of ten years of reform. This was extended to include People's Movement. The central questions this book therefore tries to answer are: how can these two different fieldwork experiences be reconciled with each other, and what do they tell us about the dynamics of Chinese culture and society?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pieke, Frank N

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 The Construction of a Fieldwork Project in the People’s Republic of China; Part 1 Theory; Chapter 2 Anthropology and the Study of Practice; Part 2 The Ordinary; introduction1 Introduction; Chapter 3 The Structure of China’s Urban Society; Chapter 4 Changes and Continuities Under the Reforms; Part 3 The Extraordinary; intoduction2 Introduction; Chapter 5 The Tradition of Protest; Chapter 6 The People’s Movement; Part 4 Conclusion; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

Über Autor(innen)

Frank N. Pieke