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A County of Culture: Twentieth-Century China Seen from the Village Schools of Zouping, Shandong
Stig Bjarka Thogersen
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Description for A County of Culture: Twentieth-Century China Seen from the Village Schools of Zouping, Shandong
Hardcover. An analysis of educational reforms in modern China and their impact on rural inhabitants Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JH; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
A County of Culture provides a detailed analysis of education reforms in twentieth-century rural China, and of how these reforms relate to larger processes of social, political, and economic transformation. Based on documents and life histories collected in Zouping, the book focuses on education as an indicator of the changing relations between state and rural society; as a crucial feature in local economic life; and as a decisive factor in individual careers and destinies.
A County of Culture demonstrates how changes in educational policies have exerted considerable influence on social life in Zouping, from the macro level of nation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472112838
SKU
V9780472112838
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Ref
99-15
About Stig Bjarka Thogersen
Stig Thøgersen is Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Society, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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