Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China: Fostering Talent

Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China: Fostering Talent (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy)
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In the post-Maoist era, China adopted a strategy for investing in the "quality" of its people - through education and training opportunities - that created talented labor. In her significant ethnographic study, Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China, Lisa Hoffman explains why the development of "human capital" is seen as fundamental for economic growth and national progress. She examines these new urban employees, who were deemed vital to the success of the global city in China, and who hoped for social mobility, a satisfying career, and perhaps a family. Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China addresses the emergence of this urban professional subject in Dalian, a port city in China. Hoffman identifies who these new professionals are, what choices they have made, and how they have remained closely connected with the nation - although not necessarily the Communist party - leading to a new social form she calls "Patriotic Professionalism." Hoffman contributes to the understanding of changing urban life in China while providing an analysis of the country's "late-socialist neoliberalism." In the process, she asks pressing questions about how such shifts in urban life reshape cities, impact individual and family decisions, and reflect economic growth in China in tandem with "global" neoliberal practices.
Country USA
Brand Temple University Press
Manufacturer Temple University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781439900352
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Temple University Press
Manufacturer	Temple University Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781439900352
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China: Fostering Talent (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy)

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