China Urban: Ethnographies of Contemporary Culture
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Book Overview
China Urban is an ethnographic account of China's cities and the place that urban space holds in China's imagination. In addition to investigating this nation's rapidly changing urban landscape, its contributors emphasize the need to rethink the very meaning of the "urban" and the utility of urban-focused anthropological critiques during a period of unprecedented change on local, regional, national, and global levels. Through close attention...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:082232640X
ISBN13:9780822326403
Release Date:March 2001
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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China urban reality
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
The ethnographies in "China Urban" are a good way to learn about the Post-Mao reforms that took place in 1979, and how it affected everyday life of chinese population. Most of all, it helps to understand the chinese diaspora today.
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