Routledge Handbook of Chinese Culture and Society

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. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page CONTENTS Notes on contributors PART I State, society and education 1 The state and privatisation: the chase for cash and its whitewash 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 II Urban China 8 Rural migrant workers in Chinese cities 9 Urban neighbourhoods 10 Rural-urban migration and social inequality in urban China PART III 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 The cultural politics of labour in postsocialist China: the case of rural migrant workers PART IV Gender, sexuality and reproduction 15 Prostitution and masculinity 16 One child and more 17 Gender and the other 18 Patriarchies old and new in Chinese society PART V Popular culture and media 19 Mobile and protests: how mobile phones change political activism in contemporary China 20 Philanthropy, celebrity and governance in mainland China 21 Corruption and officialdom: Chinese dynasty TV drama as political discourse 22 Microblogs and the transformation of political debate 23 Screening sexualities, identities and politics: queer cinema in contemporary China 24 Transformations of Chinese cuisines 25 Investigative journalism in China: pushing the limits between the 1990s and 2013 PART VI Religion and ethnicity 26 Religion and social change in reform-era China 27 Christianity, culture and politics in contemporary China 28 Ethnic minorities and religion 29 Ethnic identity and inter-ethnic relations in contemporary China Index