The middle class in neoliberal China : governing risk, life-building, and themed spaces / Hai Ren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ren, Hai, 1965- author.

Series:

Routledge Contemporary China Series

Routledge contemporary China series ; 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle class--China.

Middle class.

Social change--China.

Social change.

China--Economic policy--2000-.

China.

China--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the late 1970s, China's move towards neoliberalism has made it not only one of the world's fastest growing economies, but also one of the most polarised states. This economic, social and political transformation has led to the emergence of a new Chinese middle class, and understanding the development and the role of this new social group is crucial to understanding contemporary Chinese society.Investigating the new politics of the middle class in China, this book addresses three major questions. First, how does the Chinese state deal with problems of national sovereignty

Contents:

Introduction: the risk economy of the middle class

The state question of the middle class

Cultural neoliberalization

Life spectacles

Imagineering a middle class society

Middle class photography

Individualization and precariousness of life

Conclusion: the middle class dispositive in Chinese risk society.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-16940-7

0-203-08076-9

1-299-15688-6

1-136-16941-5

9780203080764

OCLC:

828298576