The Politics of People: Protest Cultures in China.

In particular, by examining the cases of the Wukan protest in 2011 and the Honda auto-parts strike in 2010, Liu describes how protesters in China sought to take advantage of official norms and the divisions between the center and local authorities. While the book sheds light on some underappreciated dimensions of protest culture in China, its narrow focus on the body, space, and visibility sometimes hinders its interpretation of protest events. Liu also posits that the occupation "symbolizes the workers' refusal to be exploited" and that "through the act of occupation, the logic of private ownership is contested" (78). [Extracted from the article]