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The Elvera Kwang Siam Lim Memorial Lecture in Chinese Studies: Chinese Reforms in Historical and Comparative Perspective
UC Berkeley presents a talk by Prasenjit Duara on the last 30 years of reform in China.
When:
November 12, 2009 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Where
Prasenjit Duara, Raffles Professor of Humanities, National University of Singapore
Wen-hsin Yeh, History, UC Berkeley, discussant
This talk will look at the last 30 years of reform in China in both a global, comparative perspective and a Chinese historical one, paying particular attention to the long-term role of the cultural nexus of power in creating an entrepreneurial local culture as well as long-term patterns of state-society relations. The revolutionary model of development often produced unexpected connections with the cultural nexus to enable and nourish local enterprise.
Cost:
Free
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