LEADER 02918oam 2200673I 450 001 9910463022203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-08076-9 010 $a1-299-15688-6 010 $a1-136-16941-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203080764 035 $a(CKB)2670000000331346 035 $a(EBL)1125256 035 $a(OCoLC)828298576 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000822236 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11448473 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000822236 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10756204 035 $a(PQKB)11322042 035 $a(OCoLC)844348520 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1125256 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1125256 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10659436 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL446938 035 $a(OCoLC)827948572 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000331346 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe middle class in neoliberal China $egoverning risk, life-building, and themed spaces /$fHai Ren 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge contemporary China series ;$v91 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-85173-6 311 $a0-415-50135-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. 330 $aSince the late 1970s, China's move towards neoliberalism has made it not only one of the world's fastest growing economies, but also one of the most polarised states. This economic, social and political transformation has led to the emergence of a new Chinese middle class, and understanding the development and the role of this new social group is crucial to understanding contemporary Chinese society.Investigating the new politics of the middle class in China, this book addresses three major questions. First, how does the Chinese state deal with problems of national sovereignty 410 0$aRoutledge Contemporary China Series 606 $aMiddle class$zChina 606 $aSocial change$zChina 607 $aChina$xEconomic policy$y2000- 607 $aChina$xPolitics and government$y21st century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMiddle class 615 0$aSocial change 676 $a305.5/50951 700 $aRen$b Hai$f1965-,$0946901 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463022203321 996 $aThe middle class in neoliberal China$92139310 997 $aUNINA