The Structure and Evolution of Chinese Social Stratification
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The Structure and Evolution of Chinese Social Stratification by Li Yi
Provides a detailed analysis critical to understanding the class structure of Chinese society, both pre-1949 and in the post-Mao era. This book also explains the origin, structure, and evolution of the model, and is useful for any introductory student of Chinese society.
..a comprehensive treatment of such an important topic...laid out in a clear and logical way. The arguments and conclusions are based on detailed empirical statistical information of occupations and other relevant variables...insightful and provocative...from an expert who understands the Chinese society well. -- Kam Wing Chan, Professor, Department of Geography, University of Washington
I have been using this book as a primary textbook in the course "Chinese Social Change after WWII" for two years...The data in this book [is] so rich and detailed, [it] enriches my teaching...This book...[is]...key for Japanese people [to] understand China. -- Dr. Hidematsu Hiyoshi, Lecturer, Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences
Good analysis, very informative. I plan to use it again as reserved reading for my sociology course on globalization and Chinese society. -- Renxin Yang, Northern Michigan University
This book provides the readers with a comprehensive understanding of the structure and evolution of the Chinese social stratification....The book...is...quite conducive to understanding the Chinese culture and society. * Journal of Chinese Political Science *
My students are finding [The Structure and Evolution of Chinese Social Stratification] very useful...[My students] like the approach to the class structure. I intend to assign it again next year. -- Stu Shafer, professor of Sociology, Johnson County Community College
I have been using this book as a primary textbook in the course "Chinese Social Change after WWII" for two years...The data in this book [is] so rich and detailed, [it] enriches my teaching...This book...[is]...key for Japanese people [to] understand China. -- Dr. Hidematsu Hiyoshi, Lecturer, Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences
Good analysis, very informative. I plan to use it again as reserved reading for my sociology course on globalization and Chinese society. -- Renxin Yang, Northern Michigan University
This book provides the readers with a comprehensive understanding of the structure and evolution of the Chinese social stratification....The book...is...quite conducive to understanding the Chinese culture and society. * Journal of Chinese Political Science *
My students are finding [The Structure and Evolution of Chinese Social Stratification] very useful...[My students] like the approach to the class structure. I intend to assign it again next year. -- Stu Shafer, professor of Sociology, Johnson County Community College
Li Yi is the author of two books and a dozen journal articles on Chinese society and culture. He received his M.A. in Sociology from the University of Missouri—Columbia, and his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Before coming to the United States in 1994, Dr. Li was an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Northwestern School of Law in China.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780761833314 |
| ISBN 10 | 0761833315 |
| Title | The Structure and Evolution of Chinese Social Stratification |
| Author | Li Yi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of America |
| Year published | 2005-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 258 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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