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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463022203321

Autore

Ren Hai <1965-, >

Titolo

The middle class in neoliberal China : governing risk, life-building, and themed spaces / / Hai Ren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-08076-9

1-299-15688-6

1-136-16941-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary China series ; ; 91

Disciplina

305.5/50951

Soggetti

Middle class - China

Social change - China

Electronic books.

China Economic policy 2000-

China Politics and government 21st century

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

Introduction: the risk economy of the middle class -- The state question of the middle class -- Cultural neoliberalization -- Life spectacles -- Imagineering a middle class society -- Middle class photography -- Individualization and precariousness of life -- Conclusion: the middle class dispositive in Chinese risk society.

Sommario/riassunto

Since the late 1970s, China's move towards neoliberalism has made it not only one of the world's fastest growing economies, but also one of the most polarised states. This economic, social and political transformation has led to the emergence of a new Chinese middle class, and understanding the development and the role of this new social group is crucial to understanding contemporary Chinese society.Investigating the new politics of the middle class in China, this book addresses three major questions. First, how does the Chinese state deal with problems of national sovereignty