Hygiene, sociality, and culture in contemporary rural China : the uncanny new village / Lili Lai.
This book presents a new perspective on attempts by the contemporary Chinese government to transform the diverse conditions found in countless rural villages into what the state's social welfare program deems "socialist new villages." Lili Lai argues that an ethnographic focus on the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
2016.
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| Series: | China's environment and welfare.
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| Summary: | This book presents a new perspective on attempts by the contemporary Chinese government to transform the diverse conditions found in countless rural villages into what the state's social welfare program deems "socialist new villages." Lili Lai argues that an ethnographic focus on the specifics of village life can help destabilize China's persistent rural-urban divide and help contribute to more effective welfare intervention to improve health and hygienic conditions of village life |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789048527007 9048527007 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |