This two-volume set examines the process of rural integration in modern China. In short, this is how the state penetrates the countryside and transforms the rural population, thus consolidating the foundation of modern state governance.
Drawing on contemporary examples of state integration while observing the background of traditional China, this book systematically examines the entire process of rural reconstruction of China over the course of the 100 years since the late Qing Dynasty. In addition, the book discusses the special characteristics of each period and current societal trends in the Chinese countryside. This volume explores the following aspects of contemporary state integration: economic, fiscal, cultural, social, lifestyle, and technological.
The book will be an essential reading for scholars and students in Chinese Studies, Political Science, Rural Studies, and those who are interested in the rural reconstruction of China in general.
Author(s): Xu Yong
Series: China Perspectives
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 151
City: London
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Contents
1 Planning, Market, and Service: Rural Economic Consolidation
2 Extraction, Distribution, and Investment: Rural Fiscal Integration
3 Propaganda, Education, and Literature: Cultural Integration in the Countryside
4 Class, Collective, and Community: Rural Social Consolidation
5 Consumption, Fertility, and Health: Life Integration in Rural Society
6 Discourse, Transportation, and Information: Rural Technological Consolidation
Conclusion: The Growing Modern Country and the Fading Traditional Rural Society
Epilogue
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