Chinese Society: Change, Conflict and ResistanceElizabeth J. Perry, Mark Selden This bestselling introduction to Chinese society uses the themes of resistance and protest to explore the complexity of life in contemporary China. An interdisciplinary and international team of China scholars draw on perspectives from sociology, anthropology, psychology, history and political science and covers a broad range of issues. Topics covered include:
The newly revised, third edition adds two new chapters on gender and the family, and the reform of the Hukou system thus providing a comprehensive text for both undergraduates and specialists in the field, encouraging the reader to challenge conventional images of contemporary Chinese society. |
Contents
Reform conflict and resistance in contemporary China | 1 |
The changing contexts of the dissident movement | 31 |
2 Pathways of labor activism | 57 |
3 Conflict resistance and the transformation of the hukou system | 80 |
Land disputes customary tenure and the state | 101 |
Can new political institutions manage rural conflict? | 123 |
6 Women marriage and the state in contemporary China | 148 |
7 Domination resistance and accommodation in Chinas onechild campaign | 171 |
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