In Search of Paradise Middle-Class Living in a Chinese Metropolis【電子書籍】[ Li Zhang ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A new revolution in homeownership and living has been sweeping the booming cities of China.＜/strong＞ This time the main actors on the social stage are not peasants, migrants, or working-class proletariats but middle-class professionals and entrepreneurs in search of a private paradise in a society now dominated by consumerism. No longer seeking happiness and fulfillment through collective sacrifice and socialist ideals, they hope to find material comfort and social distinction in newly constructed gated communities. This quest for the good life is profoundly transforming the physical and social landscapes of urban China. Li Zhang, who is from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, turns a keen ethnographic eye on her hometown. She combines her analysis of larger political and social issues with fine-grained details about the profound spatial, cultural, and political effects of the shift in the way Chinese urban residents live their lives and think about themselves.＜/p＞ ＜p＞．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る