Thomas B. Gold

After Comradeship: Personal Relations in China Since the Cultural Revolution

The year 1985 marks the 20th anniversary of the publication in The China Quarterly of Ezra F. Vogels classic article, “From friendship to comradeship: the change in personal relations in communist China.” The present article examines personal relations in China in the wake of the intervening two decades of Cultural Revolution (CR) and modernizing reforms. I will describe the major dimensions of personal relations in 1985 and offer a sociological explanation for them. My argument is that these relationships represent a re-emergence of certain traditional patterns as reshaped by both the CR and the current restructuring of state-society relations.

Go With Your Feelings: Hong Kong and Taiwan Popular Culture in Greater China

Trying to puzzle out the Communist leaderships reaction to the massive demonstrations then under way during the spring of 1989, some Chinese wits turned to “Go With Your Feelings,” a well-known song recorded by the Taiwan pop singer Su Rui. This not only indicated the critical role of one often unpredictable octogenarian, it also revealed the pervasiveness of popular culture from “peripheral China” on the mainland core: an allusion to a pop song from Taiwan could be used (and understood) to sum up an extremely volatile situation. As the economies of the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan move toward increased integration, with Hong Kong and Taiwan supplying the dynamism and the mainland the market, a comparable trend is emerging in the cultural realm: popular culture from Hong Kong and Taiwan is claiming a substantial share of the market and loyalties of mainland consumers. Furthermore, it is redefining the essence of what it means to be a “modern” Chinese at the end of the 20th century, and popularizing a new language for expressing individual sentiments.

Governments and markets in economic development strategies : lessons from Korea, Taiwan, and Japan

Preface The Superiority of Export-Oriented Regimes: Neoclassical Interpretation and Dissent South Korea Taiwan Japan An Export-Oriented Strategy for All? Bibliography Index

Youth and the State

The three birth cohorts which have passed through the youth stage of their life course since the founding of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 have had radically different relations with the Party-state. This has brought serious consequences for the Party-state itself, the Party-states relation with succeeding youth cohorts and for the integration of Chinese society.

Back to the City: The Return of Shanghai's Educated Youth

Bands of young men took to the streets of Shanghai in late 1978, shouting slogans, vandalizing stores, putting up wall posters, imprisoning municipal officials in their offices and disrupting rail traffic. To many Shanghainese, it was deja vu , a replay of Red Guard activities during the Cultural Revolution (CR), and small wonder, as the participants were those same youths who had rampaged through the city and then foresworn the urban security of Shanghai to go up to the mountains and down to the countryside to build socialism. Now, a decade later, disillusioned, alienated, in dire economic straits, unmarried and abandoned, they had ridden a “back to the city wind” and were determined to stay.

The indigenous dynamic in Taiwan's postwar development : the religious and historical roots of entrepreneurship

As in previous editions, this highly practical book is written with beginning MPA students and practitioners in mind. It focuses on the interpretation and use of research findings, not just number crunching. It covers the entire research process, from initial questions to final report, in clear, jargon-free language, and includes numerous easy-to-understand examples and exercises that provide opportunities for concrete applications of the concepts. It is solidly grounded in public administration and recognizes both the promise and limitations of research within a political environment.

Modernization in East Asia : political, economic, and social perspectives

Preface East Asia as a Region for Economic, Political, and Social Analysis by Richard Harvey Brown Japan, East Asias Newly Industrializing Countries, and the United States in the World Political Economy by Gavin Boyd Government-Business Relations in Japan: The Case of Financial Deregulation by Frances McCall Rosenbluth Imperatives of Development and the Formation of Social Policy: East Asias Newly Industrialized Countries by Frederic C. Deyo Koreas Experience and Future Prospects of Economic Development by Taewon Kwack The Social Foundations of Institutional Action: Argentina and South Korea in the Postwar Era by Miguel E. Korzeniewicz and Roberto P. Korzeniewicz Export-Oriented Industrialization and Political and Class Development: Hong Kong on the Eve of 1997 by B. Karin Chai Thailand the World: The Transformation to Modernity by Eliezer B. Ayal The Ambiguities of Modernization: The Political Class and Regime Change in the Philippines by Albert Celoza China in the Pacific Regional Economy by Gavin Boyd References Index

A Sociology of Modern ChinaA Sociology of Modern China, by RoccaJean-Louis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. 177 pp.

ceptual categories of academic literature and the categories her informants utilize. These qualities do not only show the methodological and analytical rigor of the author; they also render the book a valuable model for discussions on qualitative and feminist methodology and theory-building, increase the accessibility of the book for non-specialist readers and undergraduate students, and provide case studies for class discussion. This book can be assigned in undergraduate and graduate courses on the sociology of gender and sexuality, sociology of globalization, sociology of youth, and sociology of Middle Eastern societies. Students and scholars of gender, sexuality, and globalization will find this work particularly valuable, while those interested in issues of gender and sexuality in Turkey and the larger Middle East will find it simply indispensable.

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moves beyond individuals as it explores ‘‘Networks, Organizations, and Trust,’’ capturing context in a way that is appealing to those interested in trust at any level of analysis. This is the shortest of the three sections and perhaps fittingly, Henry Farrell’s theoretical chapter that leads it off laments the dearth (and highlights the importance) of mid-level theories on trust. The two empirical chapters in this section take different approaches to the mid-level analysis of trust, but both focus on the embedded nature of trust. Irena Stepanikova and her colleagues draw on qualitative interviews with physicians to gauge the effect of managed care on both levels of trust and efforts at fostering trust in their relationships with patients. Robert Sampson and Corina Graif note the enduring influence of neighborhoods on trust and collective efficacy among residents and the potential of strong networks of community leaders to counteract these lasting effects. The final section, Part III, is on ‘‘Institutions and Trust.’’ The first two articles therein explore credit markets; Bruce Carruthers lays out ten factors that influence trust among creditors and debtors (from individual character to networks to overall monetary environment) and Philip Hoffman and his collaborators use historical data to track the relationship between social capital and trust in French financial markets. Gabriella Montinola’s research on trust in courts in a developing democracy (the Philippines) stood out as the book’s contribution with the most clear policy implications and suggestions, but Cleary and Stokes’ final chapter ultimately stole the show, pushing social scientists on causal assumptions (i.e., considering whether trust is a cause or a consequence of experience, and current research’s focus on trust as a cause rather than a symptom), methods and measures, and the overwhelming belief that trust is good, if not necessary, and should be sought. An argument for a healthy skepticism toward institutions, and toward research on trust itself, is an invigorating way to close a volume titled ‘‘Whom Can We Trust?’’ With contributions from sociologists, economists, political scientists, psychologists, and others, this collection illustrates the expansive hold that trust has taken across social science disciplines. It accomplishes the main goal the authors set forth, to add nuance to our understanding of trust and to consider the contextual nature of both trust and trustworthiness. It also highlights the need for more interdisciplinarity in research. While there is a bit of cross-disciplinary dialogue in this volume, there could be more, and there certainly should be in future research. Cook, Levi, and Hardin paved the way for such endeavors. The organization, careful introduction, and insightful contributions of this book demonstrate how conscientiously the editors crafted the volume. However, the editors make it clear that the volume is not meant to answer all our questions about trust, but to push us to ask new ones. The best way to do that and to move research on trust forward and in fruitful directions is to step outside of boundaries. Where can we start? Consider reading more multidisciplinary edited volumes, and read them in their entirety.

Small Works: Poverty and Economic Development in Southwestern China

Based on official Chinese sources as well as intensive interviews with Hong Kong residents formerly employed in mainland factories, Andrew Walders neo-traditional image of communist society in China will be of interest not only to those concerned with China and other communist countries, but also to students of industrial relations and comparative social science.