4. Legends and Aspirations of the Oil Elite

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Constructing the Civilized City 27
6. 2. The Individual and the Era-Defining Institutions of State 50
7. 3. Structured Mobility in a Neo-Danwei 73
8. 4. Legends and Aspirations of the Oil Elite 100
9. 5. Lives of Guanxi 130
10. 6. Married to the Structure 159
11. 7. The Partnership of Stability in Xinjiang 180
12. Conclusion 208
13. Notes 217
14. Bibliography 223
15. Index 247