In Search of Paradise: Middle-Class Living in a Chinese Metropolis

by Li Zhang

Book Overview

A new revolution in homeownership and living has been sweeping the booming cities of China. This time the main actors on the social stage are not peasants, migrants, or working-class proletariats but middle-class professionals and entrepreneurs in search of a private paradise in a society now dominated by consumerism. No longer seeking happiness and fulfillment through collective sacrifice and socialist ideals, they hope to find material comfort...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801475627
• ISBN13: 9780801475627
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher