1st Edition
Revisiting China's Rural Urbanisation A Pearl River Delta Region Perspective
By Daming Zhou
Copyright 2021
216 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book analyses the urbanisation of rural China in the period of the country’s reform and opening-up based on an investigation of five villages in the Pearl River Delta region, analysing progress, problems and future prospects in the light of long-term investigations on the ground and follow-up fieldwork.
Drawing on a vast body of data obtained from participation observation, interviews,... Read more
1. From Village Autonomy to State-led the Urbanisation of Rural Areas: A Case Study of Daning Community of Humen Town 2. The Urbanisation of Rural Areas and Local Modernity: A Case Study of Minle in Xiqiao 3. Adaptation and Development of Land-requisitioned Villages: A Case Study of Beiting Village and the Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre 4. Social Development After VTR Reform: Shengfeng Community in Xiaolan Town, Zhongshan City 5. Urbanisation and Clan Life: Continuity and Change in Fengdong Community, Shenzhen 6. Conclusion
Biography
Daming Zhou is Chang Jiang Distinguished Professor and deputy president for the Chinese Anthropological Society. He is now the director of the Centre for Migration and Ethnic Studies at Sun Yat-sen University and has published many monographs on migrants, urbanisation, ethnic and regional cultures.
