Chinese Citizenship: Views from the Margins (Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy)

By: Vanessa L. Fong and Rachel Murphy

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Synopsis: Bringing a new dimension to the study of citizenship, Chinese Citizenship examines how individuals at the margins of Chinese society deal with state efforts to transform them into model citizens in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Based on extensive original research, the authors argue that social and cultural citizenship has a greater impact on people’s lives than legal, civil and political citizenship. The seven case studies present intimate portraits of the conflicted identities of peasants, criminals, ethnic minorities, the urban poor, rural migrant children in the cities, mainland migrants in Hong Kong and Chinese youth studying abroad, as they negotiate the perilous dilemmas presented by globalization and neoliberalism. Drawing on a diverse array of theories and methods from anthropology, sociology, education, political science, cultural studies and development studies, the book presents fresh perspectives and highlights the often devastating consequences that citizenship distinctions can have on Chinese lives.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781134195961
Related ISBNs:: 9780203099018, 9780415371452, 9780415371452, 9780415545860, 9780415545860
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/19/20
Copyrighted By:: Vanessa Fong
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Vanessa L. Fong
Edited by:: Rachel Murphy