Routledge Handbook of Chinese Culture and Society - Paperback

by Kevin Latham (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

Kevin Latham is Senior Lecturer in social anthropology at SOAS, University of London, United Kingdom.