Drawing on more than a decade of fieldwork in a rural southwest China county, this book examines the unwritten rules of Chinese officialdom and suggests that these rules have helped to hold the one-Party state together during decades of tumultuous political, social, and economic…
Power and Patronage examines the unwritten rules and inner workings of contemporary China's local politics and government. It exposes how these rules have helped to keep the one-Party state together during decades of tumultuous political, social, and economic change. While many …
"Power and Patronage examines the unwritten rules and inner workings of contemporary China's local politics and government. It exposes how these rules have helped to keep the one-Party state together during decades of tumultuous political, social, and economic change. While many…
Power and Patronage examines the unwritten rules and inner workings of contemporary China's local politics and government. It exposes how these rules have helped to keep the one-Party state together during decades of tumultuous political, social, and economic change. While many …
"Studies of village society and analysis of the relationship between the village and 'larger society' are rare to come by. This volume fills the gap by studying village politics and the changes brought about in rural society through political developments." "This volume will be …
In 2005, approximately 850 families from the historic village of El Gourna, Egypt were relocated to a new village. The relocation was part of a government initiative to protect ancient records and artifacts from Egypt's Middle Kingdom contained in the Tombs of the Nobles that la…
This dissertation explores new directions in economic theory based on field research in two Igbo villages in Nigeria (Umuluwe—representative of traditional Igbo villages and Obigbo—representative of suburban, more modern, Igbo villages). Results from Ultimatum and Dictator Games…
by Fossier, Robert, Balard, Michel, Dubois, Henri, Société des historiens médiévistes de l'enseignement supérieur public (France), Société des historiens médiévistes de l'enseignement supérieur public, Caen), Arnoux, Mathieu, Charbonnier, Pierre, Cursente, Benoît, Derville, Alain, Kaplan, Michel, Mane, Perrine, Mousnier, Mireille, Neveux, François, Pesez, Jean-Marie, Piponnier, Françoise, Sénac, Philippe, Tonnerre, Noël-Yves, Verhulst, Adriaan
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"D'entrée de jeu, comme le souligne Adriaan Verhulst, se pose le problème des origines et de la formation du village, entendu comme un ensemble fonctionnel et communautaire, et non comme la simple juxtaposition géographique de bâtiments d'exploitation et de maisons rurales. Faut…
Articles on diverse aspects of social transformation in India.
