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JSTOR EBA.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : urban political transitions under socialism -- 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 -- 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.

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Summary

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 ...

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JSTOR

Subject

Chengdu (China) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.

Tearooms -- China -- Chengdu -- History -- 20th century.

Socialism and culture -- China -- Chengdu -- History -- 20th century.

Chengdu (China) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.

Salons de thé -- Chine -- Chengdu -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.

Socialisme et culture -- Chine -- Chengdu -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.

POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism.

Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815

Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741

Socialism and culture. (OCoLC)fst01123681

Tearooms. (OCoLC)fst01144712

China -- Chengdu. (OCoLC)fst01212121

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Electronic books.

History. (OCoLC)fst01411628

Other Form:

Print version: Wang, Di, 1956- Teahouse under socialism. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501715488 (DLC) 2017040065

ISBN

9781501715549 (epub/mobi)

1501715542

9781501715556 (pdf)

1501715550

9781501715488

1501715488