The discontent beneath the surface
As a visiting professor to Chongqing between 2006 and 2010, Lemos had the opportunity to mingle with ordinary residents of the mega city. To look past the official image of an industrial and happy city, the British scholar came up with a simple but creative plan.
by Gerard Lemos
Yale University Press
Chow Chung-yan
China's rise from poverty to prosperity over the past three decades has been a subject of much discussion. Different schools have their own theories of the mainland's future. British sociologist Gerard Lemos has taken an unusual approach here: by examining the psyche of ordinary Chinese.
As a visiting professor to Chongqing between 2006 and 2010, Lemos had the opportunity to mingle with ordinary residents of the mega city. To look past the official image of an industrial and happy city, the British scholar came up with a simple but creative plan.