Hygiene, Sociality, and Culture in Contemporary Rural China: The Uncanny New Village

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 speci...

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Main Author: Lai, Lili (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2016]
Series:China's Environment and Welfare
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Online Access:DE-859
DE-860
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DE-473
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DE-1043
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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
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Okt 2018)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9789048527007
DOI:10.1515/9789048527007

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