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Throughout, Wang asks such questions as: Why and how did state power intervene in the operation of small businesses? How was "socialist entertainment" established in a local society? How did the well-known waves of political contestation and struggle in China change Chengdu’s teahouses and public life? In the end, Wang argues, the answers to such questions enhance our understanding of public life and political culture in the Communist state.
Di Wang is Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of History, University of Macau. Among his many books are The Teahouse: Small Business, Everyday Culture, and Public Politics in Chengdu, 1900-1950 and Street Culture in Chengdu: Public Space, Urban Commoners, and Local Politics, 1870-1930.
"Di Wang’s latest book puts his exceptional research skills on display. The Teahouse under Socialism makes a vital contribution to PRC and urban history. Since Wang layers his narration with beautiful details and personal stories, it should be widely assigned in undergraduate and graduate classes."
Aminda Smith, Associate Professor of History, Michigan State University, and author of Thought Reform and China’s Dangerous Classes: Reeducation, Resistance, and the People:
"The Teahouse under Socialism affirms Di Wang’s position as an authority on China’s social and cultural history. His book should be read by anyone studying modern Chinese history, anthropologists working on China, and urban historians working on cities around the world."
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