1st Edition
Petitions and Power A Story of the Migrants of a Dam in China
Preface and acknowledgments. Notes on weights, measures, currency and abbreviations. List of Chinese terms. Personae PART I Introduction Chapter 1 Petitions as a China phenomenon PART II Leftover Problems Chapter 2 Leftover problems of the Dahe dam Chapter 3 ‘Demand an official explanation’ Chapter 4 A flood of troubles PART III Bending the Rules Chapter 5 The working team enters the town Chapter 6 ‘Bring an accusation before the emperor’ Chapter 7 The revolution of bending the rules PART IV Comprehensive Governance Chapter 8 Good guys and bad apples Chapter 9 ‘Let’s go to eat steamed buns!’ Chapter 10 ‘Time to lay down the law’ PART V Conclusion Chapter 11 Peasants’ petitions and the state’s governance Notes. References. Index
Biography
Xing Ying is a professor in the School of Sociology, China University of Political Science and Law. His research interests lie in historical sociology, political sociology, social movements, etc.
