Hygiene, Sociality, and Culture in Contemporary Rural China: The Uncanny New Village
Author:   Lili Lai
Publisher:   Amsterdam University Press
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Volume:   1
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Pages:   248
Publication Date:   14 October 2016
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Author:   Lili Lai
Publisher:   Amsterdam University Press
Imprint:   Amsterdam University Press
Edition:   0
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
ISBN:  

9789089648464


ISBN 10:   9089648461
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   14 October 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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PREFACE CHAPTER ONE: THE LOCAL INTIMACIES OF CHINA'S RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF SHANG VILLAGE CHAPTER TWO: DIRT, HYGIENE, HABITUS CHAPTER THREE: IMMANENT SOCIALITY: OPEN-ENDED BELONGING CHAPTER FOUR: CULTURE PLAZA - WHY CULTURE? WHOSE PLAZA? CHAPTER FIVE: THE UNCANNY NEW VILLAGE REFERENCES

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This is an engaging anthropological exploration of the rural-urban divide and its focus on hygiene is important as it is a much neglected topic. The book will be of interest to not just China scholars but development studies, cultural studies and related fields too. - Susan Engel, newbooks.asia, read the full review https://newbooks.asia/review/hygiene-culture >here.


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Dr. Lili Lai, Institute of Medical Humanities, guest editor of a special issue entitled ""The Local Intimacies of China's Rural-Urban Divide"" of Positions Volume 22, Issue 3, 2014, Duke University Press.

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