From Village to City: Social Transformation in a Chinese County Seat

Synopsis

Between 1988 And 2013, The Chinese City Of Zouping Transformed From An Impoverished Village Of 30,000 People To A Bustling City Of Over 300,000, Complete With Factories, High Rises, Parks, Shopping Malls, And All The Infrastructure Of A Wealthy East Asian City. From Village To City Paints A Vivid Portrait Of The Rapid Change Of Zouping, Its Environs, And The Lives Of The Once-rural People Who Live There. Despite Its Modernization And Higher Standards Of Living, Zouping Is Far From A Utopia; Its Inhabitants Face New Challenges And Problems Such As Alienation, Class Formation And Exclusion, Patriarchy, And Pollution. To Understand This Transformation, Andrew B. Kipnis Has Developed A Theory Of Urbanization, Demonstrated In His Compelling Portrayal Of An Emerging Metropolis And The Hopes, Fears, Joys, And Sorrows Of The People Who Call It Home--provided By Publisher.