On the Edge - Feeling Precarious in China

On the Edge probes precarity in contemporary China through the lens of the dark and angry cultural forms that chronic uncertainty has generated.

List of contents

Preface: Trial by Fire
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Grasping the Precarious
1. The Delegators
2. The Ragpickers
3. The Vocalists and the Ventriloquists
4. The Cliffhangers
5. The Microcelebrities
Conclusion: Viral Precarity
Notes
References
Index

About the author

Margaret Hillenbrand

Summary

On the Edge probes precarity in contemporary China through the lens of the dark and angry cultural forms that chronic uncertainty has generated.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Hillenbrand
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2023
• EAN: 9780231212151
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21215-1
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Guides; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, Cultural Studies, HEALTH & FITNESS / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, Social Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Family & health, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Family and health