LEADER 05322nam 22011413u 450 001 9910461723703321 005 20210111185549.0 010 $a0-8047-8203-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804782036 035 $a(CKB)2670000000155733 035 $a(EBL)868333 035 $a(OCoLC)779828674 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000664337 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12206553 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000664337 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10631548 035 $a(PQKB)10651517 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000741820 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12348783 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000741820 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10743487 035 $a(PQKB)11718171 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC868333 035 $a(DE-B1597)563737 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804782036 035 $a(OCoLC)1198930555 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000155733 100 $a20131216d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRoots of the State$b[electronic resource] $eNeighborhood Organization and Social Networks in Beijing and Taipei 210 $aPalo Alto $cStanford University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (378 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-7564-8 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Names, Terms, and Romanization; 1. Introduction: Administration at the Grass Roots in East and Southeast Asia; 2. The Little Platoon: Structuring the Neighborhood; 3. Elections, Bogus and Bona Fide; 4. Power Relations at the Alley Level; 5. Perceptions and Interaction; 6. Thick Networks and State-Mobilized Volunteers; 7. Thin Networks and the Appeals of Organic Statism; 8. The Landscape of Grassroots Administration: Comparative Cases; 9. Conclusion; Appendix 1: Research Methods; Appendix 2: Beyond the Two Capitals; Notes; References 327 $aIndex 330 $aMost social science studies of local organizations tend to focus on "civil society" associations, voluntary associations independent from state control, whereas government-sponsored organizations tend to be theorized in totalitarian terms as "mass organizations" or manifestations of state corporatism. Roots of the State examines neighborhood associations in Beijing and Taipei that occupy a unique space that exists between these concepts.Benjamin L. Read views the work of the neighborhood associations he studies as a form of "administrative grassroots engagement." 410 0$aContemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific 606 $aBeijing (China) - Politics and government 606 $aBeijing (China) -- Politics and government 606 $aCitizens' associations - China - Beijing 606 $aCitizens' associations - Taiwan - Taipei 606 $aCitizens' associations -- China -- Beijing 606 $aCitizens' associations -- Taiwan -- Taipei 606 $aNeighborhood government - China - Beijing 606 $aNeighborhood government -- China -- Beijing 606 $aNeighborhood government - Taiwan - Taipei 606 $aNeighborhood government -- Taiwan -- Taipei 606 $aSocial networks - China - Beijing 606 $aSocial networks -- China -- Beijing 606 $aSocial networks - Taiwan - Taipei 606 $aSocial networks -- Taiwan -- Taipei 606 $aTaipei (Taiwan) - Politics and government 606 $aTaipei (Taiwan) -- Politics and government 606 $aNeighborhood government$zBeijing$zChina 606 $aNeighborhood government$zTaipei$zTaiwan 606 $aCitizens' associations$zChina$zBeijing 606 $aCitizens' associations$zTaipei$zTaiwan 606 $aSocial networks$zBeijing$zChina 606 $aSocial networks$zTaipei$zTaiwan 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aBeijing (China) - Politics and government. 615 4$aBeijing (China) -- Politics and government. 615 4$aCitizens' associations - China - Beijing. 615 4$aCitizens' associations - Taiwan - Taipei. 615 4$aCitizens' associations -- China -- Beijing. 615 4$aCitizens' associations -- Taiwan -- Taipei. 615 4$aNeighborhood government - China - Beijing. 615 4$aNeighborhood government -- China -- Beijing. 615 4$aNeighborhood government - Taiwan - Taipei. 615 4$aNeighborhood government -- Taiwan -- Taipei. 615 4$aSocial networks - China - Beijing. 615 4$aSocial networks -- China -- Beijing. 615 4$aSocial networks - Taiwan - Taipei. 615 4$aSocial networks -- Taiwan -- Taipei. 615 4$aTaipei (Taiwan) - Politics and government. 615 4$aTaipei (Taiwan) -- Politics and government. 615 0$aNeighborhood government 615 0$aNeighborhood government 615 0$aCitizens' associations 615 0$aCitizens' associations 615 0$aSocial networks 615 0$aSocial networks 676 $a320.8/5 676 $a320.85 700 $aRead$b Benjamin$01055433 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461723703321 996 $aRoots of the State$92488824 997 $aUNINA