Everyday life in contemporary rural China is characterized by an increased sense of moral challenge and uncertainty. This ethnographic study of the village of Zhongba is an attempt to grasp the ethical reflexivity of everyday life in rural China.
Everyday life in contemporary rural China is characterized by an increased sense of moral challenge and uncertainty. This ethnographic study of the village of Zhongba is an attempt to grasp the ethical reflexivity of everyday life in rural China.
Hans SteinmA¿ller is Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and convenor of the MSc China in Comparative Perspective at the London School of Economics.
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Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on the Text Introduction Chapter 1. A Remote Place from Three Angles Chapter 2. Gabled Roofs and Concrete Ceilings Chapter 3. Work Through the Food Basket Chapter 4. Channelling Along a Centering Path Chapter 5. The Embarrassment of Li Chapter 6. Gambling and the Moving Boundaries of Social Heat Chapter 7. Face Projects in Rural Construction Conclusion: Everyday Ethics, Cultural Intimacy, and Irony Appendix A: Newspaper Report Appendix B: Expenses for the Construction of a House Appendix C: List of Money Gifts and Tasks Appendix D: Subsidies Given to Three Households Glossary Bibliography
Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on the Text Introduction Chapter 1. A Remote Place from Three Angles Chapter 2. Gabled Roofs and Concrete Ceilings Chapter 3. Work Through the Food Basket Chapter 4. Channelling Along a Centering Path Chapter 5. The Embarrassment of Li Chapter 6. Gambling and the Moving Boundaries of Social Heat Chapter 7. Face Projects in Rural Construction Conclusion: Everyday Ethics, Cultural Intimacy, and Irony Appendix A: Newspaper Report Appendix B: Expenses for the Construction of a House Appendix C: List of Money Gifts and Tasks Appendix D: Subsidies Given to Three Households Glossary Bibliography
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