China Along the Yellow River: Reflections on Rural Society

Jinqing, Cao (Author)/ Harman, Nicky (Translated by)/ Ruhua, Huang (Translated by)/ Murphy, Rachel (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 0415406145 / ISBN 13: 9780415406147

Published by Unknown, 2005

About this Item

reissue edition. 254 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # x-0415406145

Bibliographic Details

• Title: China Along the Yellow River: Reflections on Rural Society
• Publisher: Unknown
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415406145
• ISBN 13: 9780415406147
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.63 kilograms

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Synopsis

This text had a major impact in its original Chinese version. It examines the lives and work of peasants, Party and local government officials, providing a wealth of data on life in post-reform rural China.

About the Author

Cao Jinqing was born in 1949 in Zhejiang province, Central China, and graduated as a mature student in philosophy form Fudan University, Shanghai, in 1982. He now heads the Sociology Department at East China Polytechnic University. This book is not his first publication but it is his first major work. It has been widely reviewed in China, but is little known outside China.
Nicky Harman graduated in Chinese at Leeds University in 1972. She currently teaches Chinese Translation at Imperial College London, and translated K-The Art of Love by Hong Ying (Marion Boyars, 2002).
Huang Ruhua was born in 1960 in Shanghai, Central China, and graduated in philosophy from Fudan University, Shanghai in 1982. Between 1985 and 1990, she lectured in Shanghai, and then moved to England where she is the mother of two young children and works part time.