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

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.

Author: Benjamin Read
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 04/11/2012
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780804775656

About the Author
Benjamin L. Read is Assistant Professor of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. With Robert Pekkanen, he is co-editor of Local Organizations and Urban Governance in East and Southeast Asia: Straddling State and Society (2009).

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