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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.
List of contents
Part 1: State, Society and Education 1. State and Privatisation 2. Civil Society and its Challenges 3. Schooling in China 4. Migrant Children's Education 5. Youth, Exams and the Pressure to Conform 6. HIV/AIDS 7. Language and the Construction of Difference Part 2: Urban China 8. Rural Migrant Workers in Chinese Cities 9. Urban Neighbourhoods 10. Rural-Urban Migration and Social Differentiation in Urban China Part 3: Rural China 11. Social Transformation in Rural China 12. Rural Chinese Families: The Continuing Relevance of Moral Obligation 13. Popular resistance in Rural China 14. Environmental and Social Change in Rural China 15. The Cultural Politics of Labour in Postsocialist China: The case of rural migrant workers Part 4: Gender, Sexuality and Reproduction 16. Prostitution and Masculinities 17. One Child and More 18. Gender and the Other 19. Patriarchies Old and New In Chinese Society Part 5: Popular Culture and Media 20. Mobiles and Protest 21. Philanthropy, Celebrity and Governance in Mainland China 22. Corruption and Officialdom: Chinese Dynasty TV Drama as Political Discourse 23. Microblogs and the Transformation of Political Debate 24. Screening Sexualities, Identities and Politics: Queer Cinema in Postsocialist China 25. Transformations of Chinese Cuisines 26. Investigative Journalism in China Part 6: Religion and Ethnicity 27. Religion and Social Change in Reform-Era China 28. Christianity, Culture and Politics in Contemporary China 29. Ethnic Minorities and Religion 30. Ethnic Identity and Inter-Ethnic Relations in Contemporary China
About the author
Kevin Latham is Senior Lecturer in social anthropology at SOAS, University of London, United Kingdom.
Summary
This is an interdisciplinary resource that offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary Chinese social and cultural issues in the twenty-first century. Forming an accessible insight into Chinese culture and society, it will be invaluable to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, politics, culture and media studies.
