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Chinese Village Life Today : Building Families in an Age of Transition by Gonçalo Santos (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN-100295747382
ISBN-139780295747385
eBay Product ID (ePID)20050029266
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameChinese Village Life Today : Building Families in an Age of Transition
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
SubjectSocial History, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Sociology / Marriage & Family
TypeTextbook
AuthorGonçalo Santos
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2020-055980
Reviews[A]n excellent record of the effects of Chinse-style modernization on families and relationships in a representative rural area...Anyone interested in the modernization of rural areas, in China or elsewhere, should read this book., Gonçalo Santos paints a vivid portrait of a village in northern Guangdong . . . The strengths of this book lie in the profound involvement of the researcher in his fieldwork. Twenty years of paying visits to the villagers and sharing life with them have the merit of building a consistent dataset that allows for a detailed report of rural life, which is much needed in the literature on social change in China., In terms of the ethnography of China, or even rural China, Santos's research stands out not only for the length of his research but also for the particular type of people he investigates. . . The book is written in jargon-free language and has many detailed descriptions of intimate familial decisions. It could profitably be read not only by those with a particular interest in rural China but also by anthropologists interested in rural-urban migration and connections, anthropologists interested in the relationship between technological change and familial life, and undergraduates learning how excellent ethnography can enhance our understanding of the world.
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal307.26095127
SynopsisAn intimate look at twenty-first century households in rural China China has undergone a remarkable process of urbanization, but a significant portion of its citizens still live in rural villages. To gain better access to jobs, health care, and consumer goods, villagers often travel or migrate to cities, and that cyclical transit and engagement with new technoscientific and medical practices is transforming village life. In this thoughtful ethnography, Gonçalo Santos paints a richly detailed portrait of one rural township in Guangdong Province, north of the industrialized Pearl River Delta region. Unlike previous studies of rural-urban relations and migration in China, Chinese Village Life Today --based on Santos's more than twenty years of field research--starts from a rural community's point of view rather than the perspective of major urban centers. Santos considers the intimate choices of village families in the face of larger forces of modernization, showing how these negotiations shape the configuration of daily village life, from marriage, childbirth, and childcare to personal hygiene and public sanitation. Santos also outlines the advantages of a rural existence, including a degree of autonomy over family planning and community life that is rare in urban China. Filled with vivid anecdotes and keen observations, this book presents a fresh perspective on China's urban-rural divide and a grounded theoretical approach to rural transformation., An intimate look at twenty-first century households in rural China China has undergone a remarkable process of urbanization, but a significant portion of its citizens still live in rural villages. To gain better access to jobs, health care, and consumer goods, villagers often travel or migrate to cities, and that cyclical transit and engagement with new technoscientific and medical practices is transforming village life. In this thoughtful ethnography, Gonçalo Santos paints a richly detailed portrait of one rural township in Guangdong Province, north of the industrialized Pearl River Delta region. Unlike previous studies of rural-urban relations and migration in China, Chinese Village Life Today ?based on Santos?s more than twenty years of field research?starts from a rural community?s point of view rather than the perspective of major urban centers. Santos considers the intimate choices of village families in the face of larger forces of modernization, showing how these negotiations shape the configuration of daily village life, from marriage, childbirth, and childcare to personal hygiene and public sanitation. Santos also outlines the advantages of a rural existence, including a degree of autonomy over family planning and community life that is rare in urban China. Filled with vivid anecdotes and keen observations, this book presents a fresh perspective on China?s urban-rural divide and a grounded theoretical approach to rural transformation.
LC Classification NumberHN740.G83S26 2021
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