Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index.
Summary
China underwent a dramatic social transformation in the last decade of the twentieth century. This ethnographic study of one community focuses on the logic of everyday practice in post-reform rural China. It analyzes the changes and continuities marking the recent history of northwestern China and highlights the broader implications for the way we understand Chinese modernity.
Contents
Preliminaries; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Notes on the Text; 1. Exotic Familiarity; 2. Resisting Ideology; 3. Marriage as a Mirror of Change; 4. Meaning and Eating; 5. The Practice of Everyday Life; 6. The Pliable Emotions; 7. Immoral Politics; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
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