This article argues that the "sand flat-private field" pattern was the outcome of interaction between local society and national power in the course of exploitation of the Pearl River Delta. People used vari...This article argues that the "sand flat-private field" pattern was the outcome of interaction between local society and national power in the course of exploitation of the Pearl River Delta. People used various orthodox cultural symbols to maintain their own economic power and political influence. Thus, this arrangement of geographical space was in reality a local power structure in a context of national identity.展开更多
The process of urban economic reform results in two related processes.One of them is the process of the interest’s redistribution and the other one is the process of rebuilding boundary of the social identification t...The process of urban economic reform results in two related processes.One of them is the process of the interest’s redistribution and the other one is the process of rebuilding boundary of the social identification through symbol system. This paper attempts to analyze the changing process of worker’s social identity based on 26 workers’ interviews. The author suggests that the boundaries of worker’s social identity are built by the synthetical elements, including the aim of working,the stratification of the labor markets by the technique and age differentiation, and the powerful capital.展开更多
文摘This article argues that the "sand flat-private field" pattern was the outcome of interaction between local society and national power in the course of exploitation of the Pearl River Delta. People used various orthodox cultural symbols to maintain their own economic power and political influence. Thus, this arrangement of geographical space was in reality a local power structure in a context of national identity.
文摘The process of urban economic reform results in two related processes.One of them is the process of the interest’s redistribution and the other one is the process of rebuilding boundary of the social identification through symbol system. This paper attempts to analyze the changing process of worker’s social identity based on 26 workers’ interviews. The author suggests that the boundaries of worker’s social identity are built by the synthetical elements, including the aim of working,the stratification of the labor markets by the technique and age differentiation, and the powerful capital.
