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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461190703321

Autore

Yao Jianhua <1982->

Titolo

Knowledge workers in contemporary China : reform and resistance in the publishing industry / / Jianhua Yao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8665-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Disciplina

331.7/6107050951

Soggetti

Publishers and publishing - China - Employees

Publishers and publishing - Employees - Labor unions - China

Publishers and publishing - China

Editors - China

Labor - China

Labor unions - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Political Economy, Media Reform, and Knowledge Workers; 2 The Commodification Process; 3 The Structuration Process; 4 The Spatialization Process; 5 Labor Convergence; Conclusion; Appendixes; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book concentrates on knowledge workers, mainly editors, in the Chinese publishing industry. The book focuses on their changing social, economic, and political roles; their dilemmas, challenges, and opportunities associated with current social reform; and China's integration into the global political economy.