Recovering Histories: Life and Labor After Heroin in Reform-Era China

Recovering Histories: Life and Labor after Heroin in Reform-Era China 0520344111, 9780520344112

Heroin first reached Gejiu, a Chinese city in southern Yunnan known as Tin Capital, in the 1980s. Widespread use of the

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Recovering Buddhism in Modern China 9780231541107

Modern Chinese history told from a Buddhist perspective restores the vibrant, creative role of religion in postimperial

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Recovering lost species in the modern age : histories of longing and belonging 9780262355711, 026235571X, 9780262537810, 0262537818

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Mao's China and after 0684856352

In this much-anticipated revision, Maurice Meisner again provides piercing insight and comprehensive coverage of China&#

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In Spite of Heroin 9781524628024

An idyllic upbringing, unconditional love, and the serenity of the Heartland USA were not enough to shield this close-kn

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Recovering Lost Species in the Modern Age: Histories of Longing and Belonging 9780262355704

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Passage to Manhood: Youth Migration, Heroin, and AIDS in Southwest China 9780804776370

Passage to Manhood is a groundbreaking and beautifully written ethnography that addresses the intersection of modernity,

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Zooming In: Histories of Photography in China 1780235992, 9781780235998

From the first sets of photographic records made by Western travelers to doctored portraits of Chairman Mao and the avan

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China After Mao 9781400874606

One of America's leading authorities on China outlines and assesses the implications of the inevitable passing of M

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After Colonialism: Imperial Histories and Postcolonial Displacements: Imperial Histories and Postcolonial Displacements 9781400821440, 1400821444

"After Colonialism" offers a fresh look at the history of colonialism and the changes in knowledge, discipline

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