Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China: Fostering Talent (Urban Life, Landscape and Policy)

In the post-Maoist era, China adopted a strategy for investing in the "quality" of its peopleothrough education and training opportunitiesothat created talented labor. In her significant ethnographic study, Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China, Lisa Hoffman explains why the development of "human capital" is seen as fundamental for economic growth and national progress. She examines these new urban employees, who were deemed vital to the success of the global city in China, and who hoped for social mobility, a satisfying career, and perhaps a family. Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China addresses the emergence of this urban professional subject in Dalian, a port city in China. Hoffman identifies who these new professionals are, what choices they have made, and how they have remained closely connected with the nationoalthough not necessarily the Communist partyoleading to a new social form she calls "Patriotic Professionalism." Hoffman contributes to the understanding of changing urban life in China while providing an analysis of the country's "late-socialist neoliberalism." In the process, she asks pressing questions about how such shifts in urban life reshape cities, impact individual and family decisions, and reflect economic growth in China in tandem with "global" neoliberal practices. In the post-Maoist era, China adopted a strategy for investing in the "quality" of its people-through education and training opportunities-that created talented labor. In her significant ethnographic study, Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China, Lisa Hoffman explains why the development of "human capital" is seen as fundamental for economic growth and national progress. She examines these new urban employees, who were deemed vital to the success of the global city in China, and who hoped for social mobility, a satisfying career, and perhaps a family.

Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China addresses the emergence of this urban professional subject in Dalian, a port city in China. Hoffman identifies who these new professionals are, what choices they have made, and how they have remained closely connected with the nation-although not necessarily the Communist party-leading to a new social form she calls "Patriotic Professionalism."

Hoffman contributes to the understanding of changing urban life in China while providing an analysis of the country's "late-socialist neoliberalism." In the process, she asks pressing questions about how such shifts impact cities, how individuals and families negotiate these changes, and how "choice" itself is a part of the subject formation process for these young professionals.

Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 1. Talent in the Global City: Preparing Dalian for the Twenty-first Century......Page 12 2. Refiguring Dalian......Page 40 3. Cultivating Talent......Page 63 4. Patriotic Professionalism......Page 92 5. Turning Culture into Profit......Page 114 6. Gendering Security and the State in Urban China......Page 132 7. Going Forward: China, Neoliberalism, and Economic Crises......Page 153 Notes......Page 160 Glossary......Page 178 References......Page 182 Index......Page 212 Acknowledgments -- 1. Talent In The Global City: Preparing Dalian For The Twenty-first Century -- 2. Refiguring Dalian -- 3. Cultivating Talent -- 4. Patriotic Professionalism -- 5. Turning Culture Into Profit -- 6. Gendering Security And The State In Urban China -- 7. Going Forward: China, Neoliberalism, And Economic Crises -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index. Lisa M. Hoffman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [171]-200) And Index. Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 1. Talent in the Global City: Preparing Dalian for the Twenty-first Century 12 2. Refiguring Dalian 40 3. Cultivating Talent 63 4. Patriotic Professionalism 92 5. Turning Culture into Profit 114 6. Gendering Security and the State in Urban China 132 7. Going Forward: China, Neoliberalism, and Economic Crises 153 Notes 160 Glossary 178 References 182 Index 212 1439900353,9781439900352,1439900345,978-1439900345 An ethnographic study of urban professionals in post-Mao China as they balance social responsibility and individual achievement. -- Amazon.com Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China( Fostering Talent) Paperback LisaM.Hoffman TempleUniversityPress