A Sociology of Modern China (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780190231200)

Jean-Louis Rocca's admirably concise A Sociology of Modern China wears its scholarship lightly and paints an intimate and complex portrait of Chinese society, all the while avoiding clich駸 and simplifications. He delves into China's history and examines the country's many different social strata so as to better understand the enormous challenges and opportunities with which its people are confronted.

After discussing the long march toward reform and the crises along the way - among them the 1989 protests which culminated in the events in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere - Rocca dedicates the second half of the book to the major questions facing the country (or, at the very least, its political elites) today: new forms of social stratification; the interaction between the market and the state; growing individualism; and the pressures exerted by social conflict and political change. In eschewing culturalist visions, Rocca thoroughly and successfully deconstructs received wisdom about Chinese society to reveal a thriving nation and its people.

Author: Jean-Louis Rocca
ISBN-10: 0190231203
ISBN-13: 9780190231200
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2015
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2016