{"product_id":"chinas-new-socialist-countryside-9780295993386","title":"Chinas New Socialist Countryside","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on ethnographic fieldwork, this book examines the impact of economic development on ethnic minority people living along the upper-middle reaches of the Nu (Salween) River in Yunnan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Harwood brings up questions that are applicable to situations beyond the communities in Gongshan, such as conservation of minority cultures and livelihoods against the background of globalization, as well as structured inequalities in the process of urbanization and market-oriented economic development.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Q]uite usable for introducing undergraduates to concepts of political ecology and critical development studies, as well as a suite of important social issues in contemporary China including \u003ci\u003eminzu\u003c\/i\u003e politics, the discussion of quality (\u003ci\u003esuzhi\u003c\/i\u003e), rural-urban and geographical disparities, and migration....[It] is a valuable contribution and will be of particular interest for use in the classroom.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Emily T. Yeh * The China Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Stevan Harrell \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Equivalents and Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Life at the Periphery of the Chinese Party-State: An Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 2. Nature Reserves and Reforestation: The Impacts of Conservation Programs upon Livelihoods \u003cbr\u003e 3. All Is Not as It Appears: Education Reform \u003cbr\u003e 4. Migration from the Margins: Increasing Outward Migration for Work \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Chinese Terms \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400924602711,"sku":"9780295993386","price":33.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295993386.jpg?v=1730471961","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chinas-new-socialist-countryside-9780295993386","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}