Modern "merchant tribes" on Fortune Street

Author: Tao Qing
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book, through ethnographic case studies combining anthropology and historical anthropology, systematically describes the interaction history and current state of grassroots "illegal" organizations formed spontaneously by private enterprise owners on a famous commercial street in Shenzhen over eight years. It profoundly reflects the contradiction between current social development in China and the relatively outdated traditional policies, reveals the practical possibilities of dialogue, communication, and negotiation between the state and society, and highlights the immense creative power in rebuilding society. The book boldly explores a long-standing hot topic that has been jointly focused on by scholars in China but remains unresolved, holding both practical and pioneering significance for state-society theory. This academic monograph adopts a "novel" narrative style, allowing both scholars and general readers to savor the legendary story while experiencing its profound academic depth.