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Downloaded by [ISTEX] at 03:49 06 September 2013 Leisure and Power in Urban China Leisure and Power in Urban China is the first comprehensive study of leisure activities in a medium-sized Chinese city. Hitherto, studies of Chinese leisure have focused on holidays, festivals and tourism. This, however, is a study of the kinds of leisure that take place on regular workdays in the local environment of Quanzhou city. In doing so, Leisure and Power introduces leisure studies to Chinese studies, and data from China to the field of leisure studies. Based on interviews with people from all walks of life and case studies from bookshops, internet bars, karaoke parlours, streets and public squares, Rolandsen brings to attention the importance of fun and socializing in the lives of Chinese urbanites. Central to the study is the contrast between popular practices and offi- cial discourse. Rolandsen provides in- depth analyses of the moralist ‘PRC leisure ethic’ so characteristic of official Chinese publications and news media. Using examples from everyday life as a contrast, this study demonstrates that official propaganda has but little influence on how Chinese individuals lead their lives. Taking leisure as a point of departure, this book describes the new kinds of interaction between the local party-state and the population it seeks to govern. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese Studies, Leisure Studies, Urban Studies and Asian Studies in general. Unn Målfrid H. Rolandsen is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo, Norway. 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Clarke 56 Neoliberalism and Culture in China and Hong Kong 65 Trade Unions in China The countdown of time The challenge of labour unrest Hai Ren Tim Pringle 66 China’s Changing Workplace 67 Leisure and Power in Urban Dynamism, diversity and disparity China Edited by Peter Sheldon, Everyday life in a Chinese city Sunghoon Kim, Yiqiong Li and Unn Målfrid H. Rolandsen Malcolm Warner Downloaded by [ISTEX] at 03:49 06 September 2013 Leisure and Power in Urban China Everyday life in a Chinese city Unn Målfrid H. Rolandsen Downloaded by [ISTEX] at 03:49 06 September 2013 First published 2011 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2011 Unn Målfrid H. Rolandsen The right of Unn Målfrid H. Rolandsen to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Rolandsen, Unn Målfrid H. Leisure and power in urban China : everyday life in a medium-size Chinese city / Unn