Mark Selden Knihy

Based on undercover research, Foxconn and Apple's treatment of workers is revealed

Focusing on the unique characteristics of Japanese-style management, this book explores the distinctiveness of Japanese workers compared to their counterparts in other industrialized nations. It delves into the challenges faced by employees in both the workplace and the broader labor movement, shedding light on the complexities and dilemmas inherent in their experiences.

This introduction to Chinese society uses the themes of resistance and protest to explore the complexity of life in contemporary China. The book draws on perspectives from sociology, anthropology, psychology, history and political science and covers a broad range of issues including women, labour, ethnic conflict and suicide. This new revised edition adds three new chapters on Falun Gong, Christianity and land struggles thus providing a comprehensive resource for both undergraduates and specialists in the field and encouraging the reader to challenge conventional images of contemporary Chinese society.

Set against the backdrop of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, the narrative follows Cheng Tiejun, a famine refugee who becomes involved in the Red Guards. As the political climate shifts, Inner Mongolia faces the destruction of its Mongol leadership and a brutal crackdown on its culture. Cheng's personal recollections, alongside a critical examination of the era's documentary record, reveal the persecution of Mongols as a form of "politicide," aiming for forced assimilation rather than genocide. This work sheds light on the complexities of Chinese minority politics and historical events.

An assessment of the economic performance and social consequences of China's political economy over four decades, with a focus on China's countryside and city-countryside relations. This second edition includes a new chapter, "The Social Origins and Limits of the Chinese Democratic Movement".