Social Space And Governance In Urban China: The Danwei System From Origins To Reform - Rilegato

Bray, David

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ISBN 10: 0804750386 ISBN 13: 9780804750387

Casa editrice: Stanford Univ Pr, 2005

Riassunto

Centered on the urban workplace, the danwei (workunit) has been the fundamental social and spatial unit of urban China under socialism. Not only was it the source of employment, wages, and other material benefits for the vast majority of urban residents, it was also the institution through which the urban population was housed, organized, regulated, policed, educated, trained, protected, and surveyed. Furthermore, as the basic unit of urban society, each danwei became a community, providing its members with identity, a "face," and social belonging. With particular focus on the link between spatial forms and social organization, this book traces the origins and development of this critical institution up to the present day. Recent economic restructuring has seen the danwei lose its dominant role, yet its presence still influences the possibilities for urban transformation. Moreover, the author argues, the new institutions emerging in its place display important characteristics of the old danwei system.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

David Bray is Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the East Asian Institute, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Cambridge University.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

"Bray makes his case quite admirably. The argument is tightly woven. The framework is consistently applied. The conclusions are illuminating."—H-Net Reviews
“[A] meticulously crafted piece of research....a highly stimulating and important book....It is a fine example of the integration of social science theories with China studies...”—The China Journal

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Stanford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0804750386
• ISBN 13: 9780804750387
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 277