The Tumultuous Small Town: An Interpretation of the Operation of Town Politics
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The Tumultuous Small Town is a vital ethnographic study by Wu Yi, dissecting the chaotic yet structured political life in a contemporary Chinese township. The book reveals how formal policies are often subverted by informal rules and personal influence at the grassroots level. It meticulously examines the bureaucratic tensions and local networks that govern power, offering crucial insights into the paradoxes of governance in China's rapidly changing countryside, beneath the official rhetoric.
