
China's New Socialist Countryside
Modernity Arrives in the Nu River Valley
Russell Harwood(Autor*in)
University of Washington Press
Erschienen am 1. Dezember 2013
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Hardcover
248 Seiten
978-0-295-99325-6 (ISBN)
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Open-access edition: 10.6069/9780295804781
Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this case study examines the impact of economic development on ethnic minority people living along the upper-middle reaches of the Nu (Salween) River in Yunnan. In this highly mountainous, sparsely populated area live the Lisu, Nu, and Dulong (Drung) people, who until recently lived as subsistence farmers, relying on shifting cultivation, hunting, the collection of medicinal plants from surrounding forests, and small-scale logging to sustain their household economies. China's New Socialist Countryside explores how compulsory education, conservation programs, migration for work, and the expansion of social and economic infrastructure are not only transforming livelihoods, but also intensifying the Chinese Party-state's capacity to integrate ethnic minorities into its political fabric and the national industrial economy.
Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this case study examines the impact of economic development on ethnic minority people living along the upper-middle reaches of the Nu (Salween) River in Yunnan. In this highly mountainous, sparsely populated area live the Lisu, Nu, and Dulong (Drung) people, who until recently lived as subsistence farmers, relying on shifting cultivation, hunting, the collection of medicinal plants from surrounding forests, and small-scale logging to sustain their household economies. China's New Socialist Countryside explores how compulsory education, conservation programs, migration for work, and the expansion of social and economic infrastructure are not only transforming livelihoods, but also intensifying the Chinese Party-state's capacity to integrate ethnic minorities into its political fabric and the national industrial economy.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Harwood brings up questions that are applicable to situations beyond the communities in Gongshan, such as conservation of minority cultures and livelihoods against the background of globalization, as well as structured inequalities in the process of urbanization and market-oriented economic development."(Choice) "[Q]uite usable for introducing undergraduates to concepts of political ecology and critical development studies, as well as a suite of important social issues in contemporary China including minzu politics, the discussion of quality (suzhi), rural-urban and geographical disparities, and migration....[It] is a valuable contribution and will be of particular interest for use in the classroom."
- Emily T. Yeh (The China Quarterly)
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Englisch
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Seattle
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4 maps, 29 illus.
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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499 gr
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978-0-295-99325-6 (9780295993256)
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Russell Harwood is a social researcher working in international development.
Inhalt
Foreword by Stevan Harrell
Acknowledgments
Equivalents and Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Life at the Periphery of the Chinese Party-State: An Introduction
2. Nature Reserves and Reforestation: The Impacts of Conservation Programs upon Livelihoods
3. All Is Not as It Appears: Education Reform
4. Migration from the Margins: Increasing Outward Migration for Work
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary of Chinese Terms
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Equivalents and Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Life at the Periphery of the Chinese Party-State: An Introduction
2. Nature Reserves and Reforestation: The Impacts of Conservation Programs upon Livelihoods
3. All Is Not as It Appears: Education Reform
4. Migration from the Margins: Increasing Outward Migration for Work
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary of Chinese Terms
Bibliography
Index