Careers in Shanghai: The Social Guidance of Personal Energies in a Developing Chinese City, 1949-1966

by Lynn T. White and Lynn T. White III

Careers in Shanghai: The Social Guidance of Personal Energies in a Developing Chinese City, 1949-1966 offers a penetrating exploration of how modernization influenced individual lives in post-revolutionary Shanghai, China's largest metropolis. This in-depth study focuses on the intricate career guidance system employed by state authorities to align personal ambitions with collective goals. Through mechanisms such as education policies, youth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520336720
• ISBN13: 9780520336728
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"