Hino, Midori. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 190-203). / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1. --- Research Problem and Its Background --- p.1 / Research Problem / Background / Chapter 2. --- Theoretical Considerations --- p.9 / Ethnicity and Nationalism / Power Relation of Differences: Regional and Class / State Involution in Urban South China / Chapter 3. --- Methodology --- p.21 / Participant Observation and Interviews / Written Materials and Media Study / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Setting --- p.27 / Chapter 1. --- Historical Background of Foshan --- p.31 / A Long History / Development as a Commercial Town / Post 1949 Period / Chapter 2. --- Reform and Opening: A Rush to Modernization --- p.37 / Economic Achievement and Prosperous Life / Incentive toward High-Tech Industry / Immigration: Intellectuals and Laborers / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Rencai and Migration of Rencai: Its Sociocultural Meaning / Chapter 1. --- What Is Rencai? --- p.46 / Cadre and Rencai: Sociopolitical Aspect / Rencaixue: The Study of Rencai / Zhicheng: A Visible Criterion of Rencai / Popular Notion of Rencai / Economic Development and Rencai / The Commoditization and Marketization of Rencai: Rencai Job Market / Chapter 2. --- The Migration of Rencai into the Pearl River Delta --- p.69 / Who Are They? Why Do They Come? / Why Are They Hired? / What Are They Expected to Do in Foshan? / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Migrant Intellectuals in Foshan: Their Social Position and Individual Perspective / Chapter 1. --- Terminology --- p.79 / Locals / Migrants / Chapter 2. --- The History of Repeated Migration in Foshan --- p.87 / The Late Imperial Period: Migration of Merchants / The PRC Period: Migration of Cadres / The Reform Period: Migration of Intellectuals and Peasants / Chapter 3. --- Stories of Migrant Intellectuals --- p.94 / Aspiration / Action / Evaluation / "Sense of Loss and Sense of ""Cultural Authoritativeness""" / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Different Cultures as Social Resources --- p.117 / Chapter 1. --- Are Migrant Intellectuals Homogeneous? --- p.117 / Chapter 2. --- Interpretations of Cultural Differences --- p.118 / Language Difference / Different Thoughts and Behaviors / "Different Cultural Tastes,or Different ""Cultural Levels""" / Chapter 3. --- Resources Legitimated by the State --- p.161 / Sense of Legitimacy / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusion: Local Culture and Identity in Transition / Chapter 1. --- New Cultural Alternatives in Foshan --- p.167 / "Language Shift: ""Getting Better""" / Life with Books: A Higher Culture? / Chapter 2. --- Reconciliation and Integration: Creating a Common Identity --- p.182 / Local Identity and National Identity / Two Aspects of Reconciliation: Ethnicity and Class / References Cited --- p.190