Roots of the State: Neighborhood Organization and Social Networks in Beijing and Taipei

by Benjamin L. Read and Benjamin Read

Book Overview

Focusing on the capital cities of Beijing and Taipei, this book provides a detailed discussion of state-sponsored neighborhood organizations in China and Taiwan. It is grounded in the comparative scholarship on neighborhood organizations, civil society, and state-society relations, particularly in East Asia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804775656
• ISBN13: 9780804775656
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"