This article explores the angst of deeply committed volunteers in China, engaging with
anthropological debates on ethics under conditions of “moral breakdown.” Under market …

An intimate look at twenty-first century households in rural China China has undergone a
remarkable process of urbanization, but a significant portion of its citizens still live in rural …

In Rethinking the Anthropology of Love and Tourism, Sagar Singh draws on anthropology,
sociology, psychology, history, religious studies, literature, and the study of mysticism …

Socialist governance and popular sovereignty require state administration of care. In the
People's Republic of China (PRC) today, such state care is provided in the form of public …

This chapter explains transformations and continuities in the moral discourses and practices
that have long served as a foundation for rural Chinese families, especially the idea of moral …

This book takes a critical, grounded and ethnographic approach to elicit a deeper
understanding of university volunteering. Anthropological theories of reciprocal gift …

Food and food-related activities are crucial to human survival and often encode special
cultural meanings that vary from one community to another. The significance of food and …

This article explores the angst of deeply committed volunteers in China, engaging with
anthropological debates on ethics under conditions of 'moral breakdown.'Under market …