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

• Autore: Ren Hai <1965-, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.5/50951
• Soggetto topico: Middle class - China; Social change - China
• Soggetto geografico: China Economic policy 2000-; China Politics and government 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The middle class in neoliberal China
• ISBN: 0-203-08076-9; 1-299-15688-6; 1-136-16941-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463022203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Contemporary China Series