Party and Professionals: The Political Role of Teachers in Contemporary China

by Gordon White

Originally published in 1981, this study fits into a wider context of works analysing the impact of the social revolution on the structure of Chinese society since 1949. Party and Professionals focuses on the teaching profession in relation to social ranking. As a part of the intelligentsia, the socialist government has an ambiguous relationship with teachers of all levels and this work aims to highlight the government's political interactions with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138653470
• ISBN13: 9781138653474
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"