• ISBN13: 9780415830584
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
• Publisher: T&F
• Publisher Imprint: Routledge
• Publication Date: January 1, 2020
• Pages: 400
• Original Price: GBP 220.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 998 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Anthropology / Cultural & Social and Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General

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.

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