A Landscape of Travel : The Work of Tourism in Rural Ethnic China /

"While the number of domestic leisure travelers has increased dramatically in reform-era China, the persistent gap between urban and rural living standards attests to ongoing social, economic, and political inequalities. The state has widely touted tourism for its potential to bring wealth and...

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Main Author: Chio, Jenny (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Landscape, Mobility, Visuality
  • 1. Similar, with Minor Differences
  • Tale of Two Villages
  • 2. Peasant Family Happiness
  • New Socialist Countryside
  • 3. Leave the Fields without Leaving the Countryside
  • Orders of Mobility
  • 4. "Take a Picture with Us"
  • Politics of Appearance
  • 5. Ability to Be Different
  • Socialities and Subjectivities.