ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Culture and Society is an interdisciplinary resource that offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary Chinese social and cultural issues in the twenty-first century.
Bringing together experts in their respective fields, this cutting-edge survey of the significant phenomena and directions in China today covers a range of issues including the following:
- State, privatisation and civil society
- Family and education
- Urban and rural life
- Gender, and sexuality and reproduction
- Popular culture and the media
- Religion and ethnicity
Forming an accessible and fascinating insight into Chinese culture and society, this handbook will be invaluable to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, area studies, history, politics and cultural and media studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|112 pages
State, society and education
part II|46 pages
Urban China
part III|72 pages
Rural China
chapter 14|19 pages
The Cultural Politics of Labour in Postsocialist China
part IV|64 pages
Gender, sexuality and reproduction
part V|114 pages
Popular culture and media
chapter 19|16 pages
Mobile and Protests
chapter 23|15 pages
Screening Sexualities, Identities and Politics
part VI|69 pages
Religion and ethnicity