The Many Roads to Becoming Modern

ISBN-13: 9781032224213 / Miękka / 2023 / 228 str.

Chen Jiajian

Opis

The Many Roads to Becoming Modern explores "collectivism" in the context of contemporary rural Chinese history. Following the history of a southern village from 1949 to the present, the author attempts to understand the origin and current state of “collectivity” in rural China.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Why Study Collectivism?  2. Rural Collectives in Southern Jiangsu: Practice and Research  3. The Agricultural Cooperative Movement and the Forming of Rural Collectivism  4. People’s Communes: Collective Governance under the Planned Agricultural Economy  5. The Development of Rural Industry and the Collective System  6. Collectivism in the Post Township and Village Enterprise Era  7. Types and Historical Evolution of Rural Collectivism

O autorze

Chen Jiajian earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Peking University. Chen is currently the doctoral student supervisor and professor at the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University. His research interests include grassroots governance, organizational research and rural development.