{"product_id":"a-sociology-of-modern-china-jean-louis-rocca-9780190231200","title":"A Sociology of Modern China","description":"Jean-Louis Rocca's admirably concise \u003cem\u003eA Sociology of Modern China\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Louis Rocca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190231203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190231200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016","brand":"Jean-Louis Rocca","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946238902527,"sku":"9780190231200","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9e3b0a06-a48e-4082-a0ee-b82b5ad3c5ce.jpg?v=1681512170","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-sociology-of-modern-china-jean-louis-rocca-9780190231200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}