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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797605303321

Titolo

Theorizing Chinese citizenship / / edited by Zhonghua Guo and Sujian Guo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-1670-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Collana

Challenges facing Chinese political development

Disciplina

323.6/0951

Soggetti

Citizenship - China

China Emigration and immigration

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

Cover-Page; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; PART I: IMAGINING CHINESE CITIZENSHIP; 1 The Emergence of the Citizen Concept in Modern China: 1899-1919; 2 Citizenship in China: A Comparison of Rights with the East and West; 3 Confucianism and Citizenship: A Review of Opposing Conceptualizations; PART II: CITIZENSHIP OF CHINESE MIGRANT WORKERS; 4 Localized Citizenships: Household Registration as an Internal Citizenship Institution; 5 Understanding Citizenship beyond the Hukou System: The Role of Migrant Worker NGOs in Transformation of Citizenship in China

6 Rights in Action: The Impact of Chinese Migrant Workers' Resistances on Citizenship RightsPART III: CITIZENSHIP OF THE CHINESE MIDDLE CLASS; 7 Self-empowerment and Public Participation: How Does a Middle-class Oriented Group Influence Local Government Decision making in Urban China; 8 The Politics of Citizenship Formation: Homeowners' Collective Action in Urban Beijing; PART IV: CHINESE CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION; 9 Theorizing Citizenship as Discursive Practice: Chinese Students Talk about Citizenship

10 Modernity, Mobility, and Dilemma: The Making of Tibetan Cultural Citizenship through an English Training ProgramConclusion; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This volume theorizes the concept of citizenship in contemporary China by probing into the formation of Chinese citizenship and synthesizing



the practices of citizenship by different social groups.