Social Transformation in Modern China The State and Local Elites in Henan, 1900-1937

Name: Social Transformation in Modern China The State and Local Elites in Henan, 1900-1937
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ISBN: 9780521027557

ISBN-10: 0521027551

ISBN-13: 9780521027557

Edition: 2006

Authors: Xin Zhang, William Kirby

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In this study, the author uses the case of local elites and the power structure of Henan province to demonstrate how local politics first transformed local society, challenged the state, and eventually influenced change across China.

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/2/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 340
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English

William C. Kirby is the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, and Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University.



List of illustrations


List of tables


Acknowledgements



Introduction



Theoretical context



Socioeconomic setting of Henan



Local Elites and the Transition of Community Power



Local society in transition



Elite mobility in a changing world



Elite Activism and Social Transformation



Society as the organization of networks



Local identity, localism, and crisis of legitimacy



Modern State Making and the Interaction Between State and Society



State making during the Republican period



State and society in mutual engagement


Conclusion


Appendix


Bibliography


Index