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09
May

The Transformation of Zouping, China

It’s common knowledge at this point that China has rapidly transformed over the last few decades. Andrew Kipnis, an Anthropologist at The Australian National University, has looked at how one city, Zouping, has …

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31
Mar

Exceptional States

By Sara L. Friedman, author of Exceptional States This guest post is published in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies conference in Seattle, WA.    “Why do they treat us differently …

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10
Jan

Zouping and Chinese Urbanization

by Andrew B. Kipnis This guest post is part of a series published in conjunction with the meeting of the American Historical Association in Atlanta. UC Press authors share insight into their research and stories that …

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13
Dec

Laughter in China

And now for something completely different: introducing the first-ever history of laughter in China! Lauded by legendary Python Eric Idle as “the finest in its field to include a lyric by me,” …

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18
Nov

No One Will Let Her Live

By Claire Snell-Rood, author of No One Will Let Her Live: Women’s Struggle for Well-Being in a Delhi Slum This guest post is published in advance of the American Anthropological Association conference in Denver. Check …

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27
Oct

Sara L. Friedman on the ChinaLab Podcast

Sara L. Friedman recently joined Jeremy Wallace on ChinaLab to discuss her new book, Exceptional States. The book explores with incredible detail and nuance the exceptional world of borders, immigration, and sovereignty …

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05
Oct

Amanda Lucia on New Books in Religion

Amanda Lucia, author of Reflections of Amma: Devotees in a Global Embrace, was interviewed on New Books in Religion. New Books in Religion is  part of a collection of podcasts hosted by the …

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