by Charlotte Ikels (Author)

This book aims to introduce the reader to contemporary Chinese urban life and to examine how reforms have changed not only the material circumstances of daily life, but also the overall well-being of urban residents.

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Ikels' purpose is to 'introduce the reader to contemporary urban life, ' but her study's depth of material and analysis--based on 15 years of research--is far richer than this simple statement suggests. . . . Lively case histories and anecdotal material.--Choice