Leisure and Power in Urban China

This book examines the kinds of leisure actitivites that urban Chinese engage in and the ways they talk about leisure, while at the same time analysing what the current party propaganda says about lesiure and the role of the local branches of the party state in the facilitation of leisure activities.

Rolandsen, Unn Målfrid

Introduction 1. Locating Leisure in a Medium-Sized Chinese City 2. What is Leisure: In China and Beyond? 3. The Utility of Leisure and the Dangers of Idleness 4. Leisure in the Quanzhou Cityscape 5. 'Healthy' Leisure in Transition 6. Bad People in Bad Places 7. Consumption as a Form of Leisure 8. Contested Leisure Space. Conclusion