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Moral politics in a south Chinese village : responsibility, reciprocity, and resistance / Hok Bun Ku.
Van Pelt Library DS797.32.G838 K8 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ku, Hok Bun, 1968-
- Series:
- Asian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
- Asian voices
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gucun (Guangdong Sheng, China)--Description and travel.
- Gucun (Guangdong Sheng, China).
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]
- Contents:
- Staying in the village, exploring the world of Renqing Guanxi
- Talking the past, making history
- Planting the pomelo, walking away from poverty
- Practicing democracy, losing legitimacy
- Defining responsibility, negotiating relationships
- Expressing discontent, carrying out resistance
- Paying the price, getting a son
- Bypassing the government, rebuilding the village
- Conclusion : leaving the village.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-269) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742509273
- 0742509281
- OCLC:
- 51977918
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