Unstructuring Chinese Society
The Fictions of Colonial Practice and the Changing Realities of "Land" in the New Territories of Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23510423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allen Chun |
| Year | 2004 |
| Pages | 368 |
| Publication date | 2004-08-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Unstructuring Chinese Society (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203642054 |
| OpenAlex | W4246870419 |
| ISBN | 9780203642054 |
| Open Library | OL53877337M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Unstructuring Chinese Society is a culmination of long term field work and archival research that challenges existing theories of social organisation and cultural change. The book makes new sense of historical contradictions, political conflicts and deep seated social transformations that have underlined the experience of colonial rule and the practices of local institutions in Hong Kong over the past century. By focusing on the ongoing interactions of discourse, practices and global-local relations in cultural terms, Unstructuring Chinese Society puts forth a fresh perspective in the field of historical anthropology, while addressing ongoing critical concerns in postcolonial theory and our understanding of tradition and modernity.
Political science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · hong kong · Social life and customs · Village communities
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2012 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |