The Teahouse under Socialism : : The Decline and Renewal of Public Life in Chengdu, 1950–2000 /

The Teahouse under Socialism : : The Decline and Renewal of Public Life in Chengdu, 1950–2000 / / Di Wang.

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To understand a city fully, writes Di Wang, we must observe its most basic units of social life. In The Teahouse under Socialism, Wang does just that, arguing that the teahouses of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, are some of the most important public spaces—perfect sites for examining the...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Wang, Di,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (330 p.) :; 33 b&w halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Urban Political Transitions under Socialism
  • Part I. The Decline of Public Life, 1950–1976
  • The Demise of the Chengdu Teahouse Guild and the Fall of Small Business
  • State Control and the Rise of Socialist Entertainment
  • The Decline of Public Life under Mao’s Rule
  • Part II. The Return of Public Life, 1977–2000
  • The Resurgence of Teahouses in the Reform Era
  • Urban Residents and Migrant Workers in Public Life
  • The power of Mahjong
  • Conclusion: The State, the Teahouse, and the Public Sphere
  • Character List
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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