Roxann Prazniak: 4 books
by Roxann Prazniak, Arif Dirlik, John Brown Childs
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2001
This ambitious work provides a unique statement on the question of place-based activism and its relationship to powerful forces of international capital. Arguing that specific places around the world are sites for the defense and enhancement of daily life in the context of rapidly expanding global...
Of Camel Kings and Other Things
Rural Rebels Against Modernity in Late Imperial China
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 1999
From the perspective of village activists across China, this book tells the stories of farmers and rural laborers who raised the banner of opposition to constitutional reform during the first decade of the twentieth century. The author brings to life the stories of the Camel King of Zunhua county,...
Dialogues Across Civilizations
Sketches In World History From The Chinese And European Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2018
Dialogues Across Civilizations sets the histories of China and Europe alongside one another. Each chapter stands as an essay that imaginatively places historical individuals and events in proximity to one another and explores a specific topic,gender relations, rural politics, artistic renderings of...
by Arif Dirlik, Alexander Woodside, Roxann Prazniak
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
This book offers historical and comparative analyses of changes in agrarian society forced by the globalization of capitalism, and the implications of these changes for human welfare globally. The book gives special attention to recent economic development and urbanization in the People s Republic...