"Chinese society has seen phenomenal change in the last 30 years. Two of the most profound changes have been the rise of the individual in both public and private spheres and the consequent individual
"Chinese society has seen phenomenal change in the last 30 years. Two of the most profound changes have been the rise of the individual in both public and private spheres and the consequent individual
For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as an ordinary farmer. In 1989, he returned to the village as an anthropologist to begin the unparalleled span of eleven
For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as an ordinary farmer. In 1989, he returned to the village as an anthropologist to begin the unparalleled span of eleve
This work gathers 774 letters of Lu Qingsheng and Jiang Zhenyuan, an ordinary Chinese married couple who lived apart for 15 years, from 1961 to 1986. The letters shed light on everyday life, relati
"How do Chinese people formerly embedded in family and village justify their individualistic pursuits in a society undergoing vast changes? Here a uniquely trained senior psychiatrist/anthropologist a
"How do Chinese people formerly embedded in family and village justify their individualistic pursuits in a society undergoing vast changes? Here a uniquely trained senior psychiatrist/anthropologist a
In 1951, shortly after the triumph of the Chinese Revolution, Zhou Shengkang (1926-2012) became director of the Agricultural Machinery Station and deputy head and vice party secretary of the produc
