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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | China's Environment and Welfare ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9789048527007 9783110667318 9783110606447 9783110662931 9783110662849 9783110649826 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |