{"product_id":"chinese-village-life-today-building-families-in-an-age-of-transition","title":"Chinese Village Life Today: Building Families in an Age of Transition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eChina has undergone urbanization, but many citizens still live in rural villages. This book by Gonçalo Santos provides a detailed portrait of one rural township in Guangdong Province, showing how village life is being transformed by cyclical transit and engagement with new technologies. It highlights the intimate choices of village families and the advantages of a rural existence, offering a fresh perspective on Chinas urban-rural divide. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 22 August 2021\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChina has experienced a remarkable urbanization process, yet a significant portion of its citizens still reside in rural villages. To improve their access to jobs, healthcare, and consumer goods, villagers frequently travel or migrate to cities, leading to a cyclical transit and engagement with new technoscientific and medical practices that are transforming village life. In this insightful ethnography, Gonçalo Santos paints a richly detailed portrait of one rural township in Guangdong Province, located north of the industrialized Pearl River Delta region. Unlike previous studies of rural-urban relations and migration in China, Chinese Village Life Today takes a rural community's perspective, rather than focusing on major urban centers. Santos delves into the intimate choices made by village families in the face of larger forces of modernization, showcasing how these negotiations shape the configuration of daily village life, encompassing marriage, childbirth, childcare, personal hygiene, and public sanitation. Additionally, Santos 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 offers a fresh perspective on China's urban-rural divide and provides a grounded theoretical approach to rural transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 454g\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 152 x 229 x 26 (mm)\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780295747408\\n                            \\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goncalo Santos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44095587025146,"sku":"9780295747408","price":35.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/2a1abe43991bbef767208fea21dc2d45.jpg?v=1633490342","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/chinese-village-life-today-building-families-in-an-age-of-transition","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}