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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820637003321

Autore

Walder Andrew G (Andrew George), <1953->

Titolo

Communist neo-traditionalism [[electronic resource] ] : work and authority in Chinese industry / / Andrew G. Walder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1986

ISBN

1-282-35543-0

9786612355431

0-520-90900-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Disciplina

306/.36/0951

Soggetti

Industrial relations - China

Communism - China

Working class - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-294) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Communist Neo-Traditionalism: An Introductory Essay -- 2. The Factory as an Institution: Life Chances in a Status Society -- 3. The Party-State in the Factory -- 4. Principled Particularism: Moral and Political Aspects of Authority -- 5. Clientelist Bureaucracy: The Factory Social Order -- 6. Maoist Asceticism: The Failed Revitalization -- 7. From Asceticism to Paternalism: Changes in the Wake of Maoism -- 8. Theoretical Reflections -- Appendix A: The Hong Kong Interviews: An Essay on Method -- Appendix B: List of Informants

Sommario/riassunto

Based on official Chinese sources as well as intensive interviews with Hong Kong residents formerly employed in mainland factories, Andrew Walder's neo-traditional image of communist society in China will be of interest not only to those concerned with China and other communist countries, but also to students of industrial relations and comparative social science.