Golden Goose

The Story of a Peasant Family in Western China

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book offers an intimate and personal look at what China's poverty alleviation has meant for individuals. According to the World Bank, more than 500 million people were lifted out of extreme poverty as China’s poverty rate fell from 88 percent in 1981 to 6.5 percent in 2012.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-03-25
Mått:148 x 210 x 13 mm
Vikt:394 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:186
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811337734

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Xu Liu is a researcher at Sichuan Normal University, China and received her PhD from Institute of Education, University College London. She is familiar with the local culture and customs. Most crucially she speaks the local dialect, which was instrumental in carrying out the interviews for this book. David Burnett, with a PhD in Anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, taught at Sichuan Normal University, China from 2006-2013 and is now a Professor Emeritus. He is author of several books, including Western Civilization: A Study for Chinese Students, and a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Zhen’s Story.- 2. Shun’s Story: Number One Daughter.- 3. Ze’s Story: Husband of First Daughter.- 4. Shi’s Story: Second Daughter.- 5. Hua’s Story: Third Daughter.- 6. Chun’s Story: First Son, Fourth Child.- 7. Xia’s Story: Second Son.- 8. Kai’s Story: Fourth Daughter.- 9. Qiu’s Story: Third Son.- 10. Dong’s Story: Fourth Son.- 11. Grandma Remembers.- 12. Anthropological Themes.