To understand a city fully, writes Di Wang, we must observe its most basic units of social life. In The Teahouse under Socialism, Wang does just that, arguing t

To understand a city fully, writes Di Wang, we must observe its most basic units of social life. In The Teahouse under Socialism, Wang does just that, arguing t

This study examines economic, social, political, and cultural changes as funneled through the teahouses of Chengdu during the first half of the twentieth centur

Village China Under Socialism and Reform offers a comprehensive account of rural life after the communist revolution, detailing villager involvement in politica

Against the historical backdrop of successive socialist and post-socialist claims to have completely remade society, the contributors to this volume explore the