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OverviewChina underwent a dramatic social transformation in the last decade of the 20th century. This ethnographic study of one community focuses on the logic of everyday practice in post-reform rural China. Enriched with many vivid anecdotes describing life in the village of Zhaojiahe in north-western China. This book analyses the changes and continuities marking the recent history of this region and highlights the broader implications for the way we understand Chinese modernity. The author's narrative provides a wonderfully evocative exploration of many domains of everyday life such as kinship and marriage traditions, food systems, ceremonial celebrations, social relations and village politics. He brings to life many of the personalities and customs of Zhaojiahe as he presents the villagers' strategies to modernise in an environment of scarce resources and a discredited cultural heritage. This accessibly written ethnography should be an essential contribution to the anthropology of China. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Xin LiuPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.059kg ISBN: 9780520219946ISBN 10: 0520219945 Pages: 261 Publication Date: 08 August 2000 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviews"""The problems encountered by Xiu Lin in answering the entirely relevant questions he asks are exemplary of the problems encountered in some research, that is the loose links established between theoretical developments and empirical data. As such, they deserve to stimulate debate about the methodological and conceptual approaches considered legitimate nowadays in the field of ethnographic research. . . . There is much to be learned from reading this book."" --China Perspectives" The problems encountered by Xiu Lin in answering the entirely relevant questions he asks are exemplary of the problems encountered in some research, that is the loose links established between theoretical developments and empirical data. As such, they deserve to stimulate debate about the methodological and conceptual approaches considered legitimate nowadays in the field of ethnographic research. . . . There is much to be learned from reading this book. --China Perspectives Author InformationXin Liu is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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