| Description |
xii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction / John Fitzgerald -- 2. The province in history / John Fitzgerald -- 3. New Chongqing: opportunities and challenges / Lijian Hong -- 4. Henan as a model: from hegemonism to fragmentism / Thomas Heberer and Sabine Jakobi -- 5. Guangdong under reform: social and political trends and challenges / Peter Cheung -- 6. Discourses of poverty: weakness, potential and provincial identity in Anhui / Wanning Sun -- 7. Looking south: local identities and transnational linkages in Yunnan / Margaret Swain -- 8. The political implications of Heilongjiang's industrial structure / Gaye Christoffersen -- 9. Why provinces? / Barbara Krug |
| Notes |
Introduction / John Fitzgerald -- The province in history / John Fitzgerald -- New Chongqing : opportunities and challenges / Lijian Hong -- Henan as a model : from hegemonism to fragmentism / Thomas Heberer and Sabine Jakobi -- Guangdong under reform : social and political trends and challenges / Peter Cheung -- Discourses of poverty : weakness, potential and provincial identity in Anhui / Wanning Sun -- Looking south : local identities and transnational linkages in Yunnan / Margaret Swain -- The political implications of Heilongjiang's industrial structure / Gaye Christofferson -- Why provinces? / Barbara Krug |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Provincial governments -- China -- History.
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Provincial governments -- China.
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State governments -- China.
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State governments -- China -- History.
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| Author |
Fitzgerald, John, 1951-
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| LC no. |
2001044310 |
| ISBN |
0415270073 hardback |
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