Hok Bun Ku

Moral Politics in a South Chinese Village

Responsibility, Reciprocity, and Resistance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring sensitive issues often hidden to outsiders, this engaging study traces the transformation of Ku Village during the first tumultuous decade of reform.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 509g
• ISBN-13: 9780742509283
• ISBN-10: 0742509281
• Artikelnr.: 21607187

Autorenporträt

Hok Bun Ku is assistant professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His father was a native of Ku Village who left to join the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1948. Ku grew up in Hong Kong and first returned to his ancestral home in 1996.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction: Entering the Village Part 2 Chapter One: Staying in
the Village, Exploring the World of Renqing Guanxi Chapter 3 We are
brothers and sisters, uncles and nephews Chapter 4 We Hakkas are real Han;
our ancestors came from the Central Plain Chapter 5 Ku Village is such a
good place, with good mountains and good water Chapter 6 Natural geography
brings our village good fengshui Chapter 7 This is a world of renqing
guanxi Part 8 Chapter Two: Talking the Past, Making History Chapter 9 The
Communist army came to our village Chapter 10 They said poor people had
turned over Chapter 11 The situation was at its worst; many died of
starvation Chapter 12 They were local emperors Chapter 13 This was a period
of chaos Part 14 Chapter Three: Planting the Pomelo, Walking away from
Poverty Chapter 15 Villagers suffer poverty throughout their life Chapter
16 Dividing the land is good Chapter 17 Pomelo is our golden fruit Chapter
18 All day every day is almost the same in the village Chapter 19 What do
farmers rely on? A piece of land and two hands... Chapter 20 I prefer life
in the village Chapter 21 It was the way to achieve security Part 22
Chapter Four: Practicing Democracy, Losing Legitimacy Chapter 23 It is just
old wine in a new bottle Chapter 24 Our authority cannot be compared with
before Chapter 25 The game of the Communist Party can only cheat the dead
Part 26 Chapter Five: Defining Responsibility, Negotiating Relationships
Chapter 27 The government cannot cheat us any longer Chapter 28 Today's
government doesn't care about us Chapter 29 The Maoist government took care
of the poor and elderly... Chapter 30 Cadres have to serve the people
Chapter 31 They aren't good leaders; they lack education Chapter 32 ...not
bad, he is the ideal candidate for a village head Part 33 Chapter Six:
Expressing Discontent, Carrying out Resistance Chapter 34 Nowadays there
are more and more taxes Chapter 35 This is a double taxation Chapter 36
Money is in our pocket. Nobody can get it Chapter 37 The Communist Party is
excellent at naming Chapter 38 The river is ours Part 39 Chapter Seven:
Paying the Price, Getting a Son Chapter 40 A couple has the duty and
obligation to carry out family planning Chapter 41 Daughters are outsiders.
Spending money on them is like spilling water Chapter 42 Guerrillas of
excess births are the troublemakers Chapter 43 Those above have policy;
those below have countermethods Chapter 44 School is for education, not for
birth control Part 45 Chapter Eight: Bypassing the Government, Rebuilding
the Village Chapter 46 Whether we have a good or bad harvest depends on the
heavens Chapter 47 Never forget your roots Chapter 48 We are old, Ku
Village depends on you young people Part 49 Conclusion: Leaving the Village