Table of Contents

Foreword by Stevan Harrell

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Liangshan and Its Entrepreneurs

1. Nuosu Traditional Culture and Social Change

2. The Liangshan Economic Setting and Private Entrepreneurs

3. Private Sector Development in Nine Liangshan Counties

4. Comparative Profiles of Nuosu and Han Entrepreneurs

5. The Effect of Entrepreneurs on Local Politics

6. Entrepreneurs and Social Change

7. Entrepreneurs and Ethnic Relations

8. Entrepreneurs and Ethnic Identity

Conclusion: The Influence of Nuosu Entrepreneurs

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Thomas Heberer is professor of political science and East Asian studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

Thomas Heberer is professor of political science and East Asian studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

Reviews

"Heberer's focus on Nuosu entrepreneurs as operating between two worlds yields interesting and unanticipated results concerning ethnicity and modernity... A stimulating and original take on market development in China." - China Quarterly