Changing Fate, 33: Education, Poverty and Family Support in Contemporary Chinese Society Contributor(s): Obendiek, Helena (Author) |
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ISBN: 3643908512 ISBN-13: 9783643908513 Publisher: Lit Verlag
Binding Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 * Out of Print * Click for more in this series: Halle Studies in the Anthropology of Eurasia |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Social Theory - Political Science | World - Asian |
Series: Halle Studies in the Anthropology of Eurasia |
Physical Information: (0.81 lbs) 254 pages |
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Publisher Description: In this compelling ethnography of the causes and effects of educational desire in an extremely impoverished corner of Gansu province, Helena Obendiek pays particular attention to the complex social networks which fund students' education, placing them in relations of debt to their home villages and extended families. Her fieldwork took her to these villages, to the county high schools and to the urban settings where the educationally successful attempt to land jobs. The result is a rich and holistic portrait.--Andrew Kipnis, Australian National U. This title is a Dissertation. (Series: Halle Studies in the Anthropology of Eurasia, Vol. 33) Subject: Sociology, Chinese Studies] |
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