{"title":"Anthropology","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"大地中心的人-9787532189526","title":"Man at the Center of the Earth","description":"Tong Mo's latest novel: The Man at the Center of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e ◎ \"Unlucky and ominous\" women overturn the ancient rules of the mountains. Zina, a female leader who was exiled from her family, meets the nameless \"Daughter of Zimo\" and unites many mountain women in distress. She opens the channel to awaken the ancient gods and embarks on a journey of awakening and remembrance. \u003cbr\u003e◎The elegy of life flowing from Daliang Mountain describes the life conditions of human beings. It takes the image of the \"Ghost Mother\" in the legend of Daliang Mountain as the starting point, integrates the social changes in the 1930s, and makes an imaginative description of the life conditions in Daliang Mountain a hundred years ago.\u003cbr\u003e ◎He is Tieha, and also Feng Shihai; he is a Han Chinese from the border area, and also a slave who escaped after being trapped in the Yi area for fifteen years.\u003cbr\u003e How does he face his rootlessness in troubled times? Is it possible for a person, after being tossed aside by fate, to regain the meaning of life through the imagination of \"hope\"?\u003cbr\u003e ◎A story is not only a narration, but also the story of the narrator. If one day we lose literature, those unknown people in history, and their feelings and stories, will most likely return to permanent silence.\u003cbr\u003e The mute things from the past will not disappear. 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Becker, Lonato Rosaldo, George Marcus, James Clifford, Ruth Behar and other famous scholars!\u003cbr\u003e Included in the reading lists for courses on ethnographic writing, ethnographic research, and cross-cultural analysis at universities such as Lund University in Sweden, Rutgers University in the United States, and the University of Kent in the United Kingdom. \u003cbr\u003eMore than just a guide, this book serves as a gentle companion and bright encouragement during your writing process, helping you cope with the isolation, lack of inspiration, uncertainty, and self-doubt that every writer may experience during their writing process.\u003cbr\u003e A highly inspiring journey of writing exploration. It does not teach you \"you have to do it this way\", but encourages you to \"give it a try this way\".\u003cbr\u003e \"Anyone with a story to tell should own this book\"\u003cbr\u003e This guidebook cleverly juxtaposes ethnographic study with creative writing. Through meticulous analysis of the master writer Chekhov's \"Sakhalin Travels\" and numerous ethnographic texts, this book demonstrates how to capture and present the vivid human experience of everyday life with keen observation, refined narrative techniques, and empathetic description. Even more valuable, author Kiren Narayan also shares his own experiences as an anthropologist and writer, making this a fascinating text that combines writing guide, biography, and literary analysis, presenting a vivid and innovative exploration of ethnographic writing. \u003cbr\u003eThroughout, there are also numerous writing suggestions and exercises covering themes such as story, theory, place, people, voice, and self. From ethnographic writers to creative writers, nonfiction writers, and writers in general, this book can provide a practical skill in text construction that perfectly combines creativity, literary quality, and academic rigor.\u003cbr\u003e 【Expert Recommendation】\u003cbr\u003e Narayan skillfully weaves together the threads of Anton Chekhov's investigations of Sakhalin and his literary and ethnographic output, her selection of contemporary ethnographic works, and her personal experiences as an anthropologist and professor. This book will be useful to anyone considering writing an ethnography. Read it, use it. You won't find anything better. \u003cbr\u003e——Howard S. Becker, famous American sociologist and representative of the Chicago School The comfort brought by this book is that people realize that in those seemingly lonely moments, when ethnographers strive to transform the invisible, difficult to measure, and sometimes unspeakable powerful existence of field work - caused by ethical concerns for protecting interviewees - into understandable text, they are not alone.\u003cbr\u003e —Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University \"Narayan draws patterns from ethnographic writing and provides an inspiring model for future ethnographic writing. I am eager to teach this book in my classroom and equally eager to learn from it.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Leila Abu-Lughod, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University \"Living in Writing\" is a pleasure to read. It provides rich exercises for cultivating ethnographers, and the story about \"Chekhov as an ethnographer\" is a pleasant surprise. \u003cbr\u003e—Ronato Rosaldo, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at New York University, author of The Ilonggo Headhunters Narayan’s writing sparkles with all the brilliance of Chekhov’s work—succinctness, precision, boldness, a desire to tell things as they are, and interspersed with love, humor, and an unwavering curiosity about what makes humans so interesting.\u003cbr\u003e —Ruth Behar, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan Ethnographers will find solace in this book, a haven from loneliness and suffering. This guide, written by one of the most distinguished ethnographers, offers readers a one-on-one writing workshop. It's captivating, therapeutic, and incredibly practical. The author's mother, a keen reader, once told her, \"A lot of people I know have no problem continuing to write. The big question I want to know is, do you know how to help people actually put the pieces of their minds together?\" With the help of Anton Chekhov, her muse and a writer of her own, Narayan did just that. \u003cbr\u003e—George Marcus, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine “This is a short but brilliant book that explores what it means to be an ethnologist and how to do that work responsibly and effectively.\u003cbr\u003e --James Wood, renowned British critic and professor of literature at Harvard University \"Wise, clear, and loving, this insightful guide will inspire and motivate students, teachers, and anyone else lost in the writing process.\" \u003cbr\u003e—James Clifford, Professor Emeritus of the History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz \"Living in Writing\" is a gem. Insightful and engaging, it will benefit beginners, experienced ethnographers, and anyone seeking to improve their writing about social life. Inspired by his own work as an anthropologist and folklorist, Narayan draws on Chekhov's life and his ethnography, Sakhalin, as well as the work of other ethnographers, to offer a series of imaginative, engaging, and deeply practical exercises and suggestions for bringing ethnographic writing to life.\u003cbr\u003e —Elizabeth Fein, Professor of Humanities, Virginia Tech","brand":"华东师范大学出版社","offers":[{"title":"Simplified Chinese \/ Hardcover","offer_id":46233022562543,"sku":"9787576044768","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/1-dhp4Zg9poYqywLjZtumcvFHQu2-VBGm_3b2b2d5a-9967-4d8c-a1e4-75d2b04e7901.jpg?v=1738963749"},{"product_id":"六论自发性-9787520142625","title":"Six Essays on Spontaneity","description":"【Content Introduction】\u003cbr\u003e James Scott, a renowned contemporary thinker and Yale professor, has shown us why the national perspective is wrong. Now, in this concise, accessible, and deeply personal new book, he demonstrates why the anarchist perspective matters. Engaging, combative, and even humorous, he defends anarchist thinking that values ​​local knowledge, common sense, individual creativity, and spontaneity, allowing us to examine the world in all its dimensions—from everyday sociopolitical interactions in schools, factories, nursing homes, and playgrounds to the scale of popular protest and revolution.\u003cbr\u003e 【Editor's Recommendation】 \u003cbr\u003eThe anarchism in this book isn't an ideology or a political stance, but rather a critical mode of thinking that can be applied to a wide range of everyday phenomena, such as the placement of traffic lights, shortcuts, place names, forest or plantation management, amusement park design, the significance of scientific literature indexing systems, and the relationship between nursing homes and the elderly. 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In short, as a collection of essays on spontaneity written by a leading social scientist, this booklet, a collection of reflections on the small details of life, helps readers cultivate critical and dialectical thinking.","brand":"社会科学文献出版社","offers":[{"title":"Simplified Chinese \/ Hardcover","offer_id":46242098118895,"sku":"9787520142625","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/1Q5MFipt5KY7ox7SKlXqygWdhBqahg76T.jpg?v=1738969268"},{"product_id":"实验室生活-9787576037210","title":"Laboratory life","description":"★ A masterpiece by world-renowned philosopher and sociologist Latour ★ Preface by renowned scientist Salk ★ A classic work in the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) ★ A foundational work in science and technology studies (STS) [Brief Introduction]\u003cbr\u003e “Pulling back the curtain on the black box of science” \u003cbr\u003eHow do scientists work? How do they \"discover\" scientific facts? To answer these questions, renowned French sociologist of science Bruno Latour and British sociologist Steve Woolgar spent two years in a neuroendocrinology laboratory in the United States, working alongside professors there. They observed scientists, observing how they select research topics and apply for funding, how they conduct research and publish papers, and how they are evaluated and awarded. The authors approach science through a naturalistic approach, specifically exploring the social constraints of science, touching on larger issues such as human nature, society, rationality, and knowledge. They offer a unique interpretation of the construction of scientific facts from a fresh perspective. This book is a classic work in the sociology of science, a cutting-edge field in international sociological research.\u003cbr\u003e 【Recommendation】 \u003cbr\u003eIt was the first and undoubtedly the most influential long-form report on the daily work of a single laboratory… Laboratory Life succeeded and will continue to succeed; it will win allies. In this book, an excellent social scientist gives an excellent and persuasive account of the analysis of modality and division.\u003cbr\u003e —Harry Collins\u003cbr\u003e Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK, and Fellow of the British Academy Eight years after the publication of Laboratory Life, it remains one of my favorite works on the social study of science... For those who are questioning the nature of science but have not yet read it, now is a good time.\u003cbr\u003e —Ditta Bartels, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of New South Wales Latour and Woolgar’s work is a remarkably nuanced and detailed story, not just another declaration of the belief that facts are socially constructed. \u003cbr\u003e—Donna Haraway, Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz \"This is the best and most nuanced account of the claim that science is a social construct I've ever read. The author spent two years in a neuroendocrinology laboratory, evolving from a naive observer to a profound understanding of the lab's topics and culture... The discussion of how the scientific community negotiates whether a given result is a \"fact\" or an \"artifact\" contains important insights. 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Traditionally, mountain dwellers have been viewed as backward and barbaric, while the extension of state power to these regions has been seen as a catalyst for progress. However, Scott's research into the region's history reveals that seemingly backward mountain minorities may not be so backward. Their inhabitation of the mountains and their adoption of a different lifestyle and production style from those in the valleys stem from a desire to escape state control.\u003cbr\u003e The author points out that his opponent in discussion is the French scholar Braudel, because in Braudel's view, civilization and state are often confused, while the author emphasizes that there is the same civilization outside the scope of state rule. \u003cbr\u003eJames Scott is a leading figure in the study of peasantry in American anthropology. His book, The Moral Economy of the Peasant, received widespread attention upon its publication; his books, Weapons of the Weak and The Perspective of the State, have also had a profound impact on academic research and policymaking. Currently the Sterling Professor of Political Science and Anthropology at Yale University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he directs the \"Agricultural Research\" program, a high-level, transnational postdoctoral fellowship program that has been running for nearly 20 years.\u003cbr\u003e 【recommend】\u003cbr\u003e This work is perhaps James Scott's most important to date. It is profoundly insightful, creative, and compassionate. Few scholars have been more perceptive about the agency of people without history, inhabiting radically different places, and employing radically different practices and forms. Indeed, it brings him very close to the anarchist ideal that people can not only escape the state but also avoid the state form itself. \u003cbr\u003e—Prasenjit Duara\u003cbr\u003e This is a brilliant study, rich in humanistic and cultural insight, a book that will change the way readers think about human history and about themselves. It is the most engaging and stimulating work of social history and political theory that I have ever read.\u003cbr\u003e —Robert Hefner","brand":"生活·读书·新知三联书店","offers":[{"title":"Simplified Chinese \/ Other","offer_id":46242105000175,"sku":"9787108066275","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/1S1xpA5hNUqV7DZNahpZMO8RRcWe3W0qa.jpg?v=1738969506"},{"product_id":"要命还是要灵魂-9787542679307","title":"Life or soul?","description":"Recommended reading by over 50 universities, including Stanford, Yale, London, and Johns Hopkins. A unique ethnography of the Miao people in America: the struggle between Eastern witchcraft and modern medicine. Neither love, faith, nor advanced medicine could save Liya's life. When cultural barriers become the starting point of conflict, beyond the choice between life and soul, are there new possibilities?\u003cbr\u003e 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊\u003cbr\u003e ❊ Editor's Recommendation: \"If you can't see that your own culture also has its own set of patterns for protecting its own interests, feelings, and preferences, how can you expect to interact effectively with other cultures?\" \u003cbr\u003e\"I hope this book will be positioned not as 'the book' about the Hmong, but as one of many books about communication and misunderstanding.\"\u003cbr\u003e ◎ Recommended reading by more than 50 universities including Stanford, Yale, London, and Johns Hopkins. This book received rave reviews from numerous media outlets as soon as it was published in 1997. It won many awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, the New York Times Book of the Year Award, and the American Salon Book Award. As a medical and anthropological work that explores the doctor-patient relationship and cultural conflict, it has been included in the recommended reading lists by more than 50 universities including Stanford, Yale, London, and Johns Hopkins.\u003cbr\u003e ◎Real cases that prompted changes in the U.S. healthcare system \u003cbr\u003eOn October 24, 1982, three-month-old Miao girl Liya suffered an epileptic seizure and was rushed to Merced Hospital in California by her parents. By the time Liya arrived, the seizure had already subsided. Due to a language barrier, doctors were unable to understand what had happened from Liya's parents, leading to a misdiagnosis. Even after being diagnosed by a professional, her condition remained unresolved. In the years that followed, Liya was frequently hospitalized. After a severe seizure, she was declared brain dead...\u003cbr\u003e The case triggered the worst conflict in the history of Merced Hospital and attracted widespread attention. It later prompted the establishment of the witch doctor system in the United States and its systematic introduction into the medical system.\u003cbr\u003e Everyone loves Liya, but no one can save her. When a doctor's treatment conflicts with a family's understanding of the situation, what does it mean to be a good doctor? What does it mean to be a good parent? Is the root cause of doctor-patient conflict the doctor's negligence or the patient's lack of cooperation? Is it a misunderstanding, an accident, or a cognitive bias? \u003cbr\u003e◎A future apocalypse that improves doctor-patient conflicts and cultural misunderstandings. Herbs and scalpels, myths and science, tradition and modernity, East and West... When two different cultures collide, there may be an insurmountable gap between language, religion and social customs.\u003cbr\u003e The Miao people believe that Western doctors \"eat human brains\", and doctors believe that the Miao people \"eat placentas\"; the Miao people believe that cutting their bodies will affect their health, so surgery is taboo for them. Western doctors believe that the soul rings worn by the Miao people are unhygienic and will simply cut them off; Western medicine emphasizes \"life\", while Miao culture emphasizes \"soul\"... Is it possible for two parties with different cultural backgrounds to reach a reconciliation?\u003cbr\u003e This book is an in-depth account of the collision of Eastern and Western cultures. At the intersection of cultures, listening to both sides and deeply understanding their cultures is the key to finding solutions to cultural communication. It not only provides valuable insights into building harmonious doctor-patient relationships in today's society, but also offers inspiration to each of us in the era of globalization. \u003cbr\u003e◎ The narrative is interspersed like montage, combing out the characteristics of the Miao people. On the one hand, the author uses warm and delicate language to describe the development of the story. On the other hand, he uses rational language and anthropological perspective to comprehensively describe the ethnic culture, historical memory and current living conditions of the Miao people in the United States. The two parts are interspersed with rich content, exciting plot and fascinating.\u003cbr\u003e In a foreign land, they struggle to find cultural identity, unable to communicate properly, and unable to master the \"simple\" everyday tasks of Westerners. They encounter obstacles at every turn and yearn constantly for their homeland. \"Few people know that the Miao people possess a rich history, a complex culture, an efficient social system, and enviable family values.\" This is a story about life and love, and also an ethnography of the Miao people in the United States. The author's reflections are imbued with humanitarian care and explore new possibilities for communication in a cross-cultural context. \u003cbr\u003eThis book tells the true story of a Laotian-American family seeking medical treatment for their daughter. Lea's family are Hmong refugees who immigrated to the United States from Laos in 1980. When Lea was about three months old, she suffered a seizure and was brought to Merced Hospital by her mother. The emergency room doctor, who didn't speak Hmong, misdiagnosed Lea with \"early-stage bronchopneumonia,\" prescribed medication, and sent them away. In the years that followed, Lea was frequently hospitalized. Even after being diagnosed by a professional, her condition remained stagnant. The doctor discovered that Lea's parents had not followed the instructions for her medication.\u003cbr\u003e Among the Miao people, epilepsy is considered a glorious condition, signifying a divine calling, and thus, Liya was particularly beloved by her parents. However, Liya's parents placed greater faith in traditional Miao treatments, believing that the medication prescribed by doctors not only failed to cure the disease but could actually make it worse. As Liya's condition worsened, they no longer trusted doctors to heal her. \u003cbr\u003eThe two sides do not speak the same language and have different cultural backgrounds. Western medicine emphasizes \"life\", while Miao culture emphasizes \"soul\". The language and cultural barriers have resulted in repeated medical communication becoming futile.\u003cbr\u003e On the one hand, the author narrates the story in tender and delicate language, and on the other hand, he rationally discusses the folk culture, past experiences and current living conditions of the Miao people in the United States with an anthropological approach. The two parts are interspersed like a montage, presenting a story about life and love like a documentary, while weaving a vivid and magnificent group portrait.\u003cbr\u003e ⭐️Media recommendation\u003cbr\u003e In 2019, it was named by Slate as one of the 50 greatest works of nonfiction of the past 25 years. \u003cbr\u003eThis book delves into the unease that arises when two different cultures coexist. It is fascinating and inspiring. ... The remarkable thing about Fadiman's book is that she presents these different cultures and their diverging perspectives with balance and nuance, and her fairness is not cold and unsympathetic but warm and understanding. She sees and embraces both sides of every issue. ... This extraordinary, informal cultural anthropology is eye-opening, readable and charming.\u003cbr\u003e —The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e A penetrating and radiantly human anthropological investigation, written with poetic elegance, suspenseful, and thrilling.\u003cbr\u003e —Newsday\u003cbr\u003e This beautiful book tells a poignant tragedy... It has neither heroes nor villains, but it has rich, innocent suffering and a clear moral... It is a sad but excellent book.\u003cbr\u003e —The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e Fadiman uses superb narrative skills to depict the conflicting worlds of Western medicine and Miao culture.\u003cbr\u003e —The New Yorker \u003cbr\u003eFadiman's highly sensitive reporting style is equivalent to navigating a huge cultural divide.\u003cbr\u003e —People Magazine\u003cbr\u003e Fadiman offers a narrative story as compelling as any thriller, filled with a vast cast of characters who all fall in love with Leah. This book is a passionate call for our medical elders to consider the perspectives of immigrant parents on illness and health. This astonishing book not only helps us understand other cultures but also our own—and can transform our deepest beliefs about the mysterious connection between body, mind, and spirit.\u003cbr\u003e Elle Magazine \u003cbr\u003e✨Celebrity Recommendation: This book is essential reading not only for medical professionals, cultural anthropologists, and journalists, but also for anyone interested in how to communicate in an increasingly shrinking world. Fadiman's empathy for the Hmong people, who are single-mindedly trying to solve their own problems, and her empathy for the dedicated doctors, social workers, and government officials, makes her story rich and full of humanity. Sometimes it's about the harmonious coexistence of multiple cultures and mutual understanding; sometimes it's about life and death, whether in wartime or in the emergency room. But no matter the setting, Fadiman's reporting is rigorous and her writing is a joy to read. From beginning to end, her achievement is truly impressive.\u003cbr\u003e —Michael Bérubé, medical researcher and writer When Lea's family, trusting her, rushed her to Merced Hospital after her 1982 epileptic seizure, everyone lost control. Fadiman writes beautifully and poignantly about Lea's undoing at the hands of Western medicine and tells a compelling story. \u003cbr\u003e--Steve Weinberg, renowned author and professor of literature. This book changes the way doctors view themselves and their patients. The author praises the complexity and peculiarities of human interaction, which has helped establish medical practice while pointing out the direction that should be corrected. It also makes readers feel heartbroken by the tragedy of cultural dislocation, the limitations of medicine, and the goodwill of self-proclaimed superiority.\u003cbr\u003e —Perri Klass, leading physician and award-winning author \"There are few nonfiction books I'd place on my must-read list like this one, which explores topics like culture, immigration, medicine, and the Vietnam War, and does so with such near-perfect craftsmanship. I left feeling both sad and inspired.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Linnea Lannon, Senior Editor: Fadiman is a master. Her reporting is revelatory, her writing is elegant, and her stories are gripping. This is an unforgettable work of nonfiction. \u003cbr\u003e—David McClintick, veteran investigative journalist and award-winning author “Anyone who has ever considered the current state of medicine in America will be deeply shocked. But it goes beyond that… Fadiman’s characters reveal their humanity, their vulnerability and their nobility.”\u003cbr\u003e --Sherwin B. Nuland, renowned physician and award-winning author Anne Fadiman's first book is a fine one, vividly capturing the love of refugee parents desperate to protect their seriously ill daughter, their struggle to maintain ancient cultural traditions, and the hubris of social workers and hospital technocrats.\u003cbr\u003e --Al Santoli, Senior Fellow and Asia Policy Advisor at the U.S. Foreign Policy Council. This story of a Hmong family and the American health care system highlights the many weaknesses of our health care system, which is said to be the best in the world. \u003cbr\u003e--JudyAnn Bigby, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services and a leading physician. Fadiman tells stories with the grace of a novelist, acting as a cultural intermediary, gaining insights into people who don't know each other, observing how stories might have different endings if we had known in advance what actions or words could be done or said.\u003cbr\u003e --Richard Bernstein, veteran journalist and renowned author. A unique anthropological study of American society.\u003cbr\u003e —Louise Steinman, a renowned author. This is a masterful work of both reason and emotion. I couldn't help but read it in one sitting, then reread it and ponder its profound meaning again. This book is a study of a medical tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e --David H. Mark, a well-known physician and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association This book is Fadiman's masterpiece, which took him nine years to complete. It tells the story of a seriously ill girl in Merced County, California... The story of Lilia is both inspiring and thought-provoking. \u003cbr\u003e--Kristin Van Ogtrop, Senior Editor, Lifestyle Magazine The other day I picked up a book I hadn't planned on buying. Eight hours later, pausing only to check out, I drove home and, after closing Anne Fadiman's \"Lea's Story,\" I started calling friends... This is an important book.\u003cbr\u003e Wanda A. Adams, a renowned author. Awards include the National Book Critics Circle Award, the New York Times Book of the Year Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and the Salon Book Award.","brand":"上海三联书店","offers":[{"title":"Simplified Chinese \/ Paperback","offer_id":46242151104751,"sku":"9787542679307","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/1mufIbDZPmyvUk7g6fWMH_b0kUGdUQGTk.jpg?v=1738971404"},{"product_id":"跨越边界的社区-修订版-9787807681885","title":"Communities Across Boundaries (Revised Edition)","description":"The true story of the \"Beijing Drift\" movement, which continues to this day. China's cities, migrant populations, economy, and society in transition. A 30-year study of the lives of Beijing's \"Zhejiang Village\" and its inhabitants.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eZhejiang Village, gradually taking shape in the Nanyuan area, five kilometers south of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, began in the 1980s. Over the past 30 years, its unique dynamics of economic production and social reproduction, and the interplay between its internal space and external environment, have become a vivid example for studying China's migrant population, urban socioeconomic development, and institutional, power, and policy dynamics since the reform and opening up era.\u003cbr\u003e Leveraging his connections as a fellow villager, the author conducted field research in Zhejiang Village over a six-year period in the mid-1990s, delving into the daily lives of its inhabitants. Using a nearly unadorned style, the book meticulously captures the numerous details of the settlement, development, and transformation of this migrant community. The book provides a close-up analysis of the formation, structure, operation, and evolution of Zhejiang Village, capturing the lives of these migrants in Beijing, their production and operations, their rural aspirations, and their interactions with local authorities, both in the places where they migrated and in their registered residences. \u003cbr\u003eThis book, revised and reprinted after a 20-year hiatus, not only supplements and revises the previous edition, but also includes a new preface that reviews the changes in Zhejiang Village and Chinese society since 2000, analyzing and elaborating on the \"regularization\" and \"division-and-seizure\" models. 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Said\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe limitations of any field of study are most evident in the shared definition of the research it undertakes. A significant amount of recent research on peasants—my own and others—has focused on questions of resistance and revolution. To be fair, beyond the usual standard ethnographic accounts of kinship, ritual, farming, and language, much attention has been focused on organized, large-scale protest movements, which, however fleeting, clearly posed a threat to the state. I can imagine a series of mutually reinforcing factors contributing to the prevalence of this shared understanding of the significance of such movements. On the left, the excessive focus on peasant uprisings was clearly fueled by the Vietnam War and the now-waning fascination with national liberation wars within left-wing academia. This fascination was fostered by historical records and archives that were strictly centered on national interests, never mentioning peasants unless their actions posed a threat to the state. On the other hand, peasants appear in statistics only as anonymous \"contributors\" to conscription, food production, taxation, and so on. Each study within this perspective emphasizes a different aspect. Some studies can only emphasize the role of outsiders—prophetesse, radical intellectuals, political parties—in mobilizing the often indolent and unorganized peasantry. Other studies focus only on those movements most familiar to Western social scientists—those with names, flags, organizational structures, and formal leaderships. Still others contribute only to the precise examination of movements that have the potential to drive large-scale, structural change at the national level. \u003cbr\u003eWhat this perspective overlooks, I believe, is the simple fact that, throughout most of history, most subordinate classes were rarely able to engage in overt, organized political action; that was too much of a luxury for them. In other words, such movements were, if not self-destructive, then too dangerous. Even when the choice existed, it was unclear whether the same goal could be achieved through different strategies. After all, most subordinate classes had little interest in changing the grand structure and laws of the state; they were more concerned with what Hobsbawm called \"minimizing the disadvantages of the system.\" Formal, organized political activity, even if clandestine and revolutionary, was typically the preserve of the middle class and the intelligentsia; searching for peasant politics in this realm would largely be fruitless. Not incidentally, this is also the first step toward the conclusion that the peasant class is politically ineffective unless it is organized and led by outsiders. \u003cbr\u003ePeasant rebellions, to the extent that they did matter when they did occur, were remarkably rare—let alone peasant revolutions. They were mostly crushed with relative ease, and even on the rare occasions when they did succeed, the results achieved were sadly rarely what the peasants actually wanted. Whatever revolution succeeded—and I don't mean to deny that they did—usually resulted in a larger and more coercive state apparatus that enriched itself by exploiting the peasants even more effectively than its predecessor. \u003cbr\u003eFor these reasons, it is more important for me to understand what might be called the \"everyday\" forms of peasant resistance—the mundane yet relentless struggles between peasants and those who seek to extract labor, food, taxes, rent, and benefits from them. Most of these forms of struggle avoid the risks of overt collective rebellion. Here, I can think of the everyday weapons employed by these relatively vulnerable groups: laziness, feigned ignorance, desertion, feigned obedience, theft, silencing, slander, arson, sabotage, and so on. These Brechtian—or Schweikian—forms of class struggle share common characteristics. They require little coordination or planning, utilize tacit understandings and informal networks, often manifest as individual self-help, and avoid direct, symbolic confrontation with authority. Understanding these ordinary forms of resistance is to understand most of the efforts peasants have made over the years to protect their interests against either conservative or progressive orders. I suspect that it is precisely this type of resistance that has long been the most meaningful and effective. Thus, the feudal historian Bloch observed that the great millennial movement was but a \"blip\" compared to the \"persistent, silent struggle waged by the rural communities\" to avoid claims on their productive surplus and to maintain their ownership of the means of production—farmland, forests, pastures, and so on. This perspective certainly applies to the study of slavery in the New World. Analysis of the relationship between slaves and their masters must not simply look for rare, heroic, and doomed acts like those of Nat Turner or John Brown, but must focus on the constant, petty conflicts over work, food, autonomy, and ritual—the everyday forms of resistance. In the Third World, peasants rarely risk direct confrontation with authorities over issues like taxation, farming practices, development policies, or onerous new laws; they are more likely to erode these policies through noncooperation, shirking, and deception. They prefer gradual appropriation of land to outright seizure; they choose desertion over open mutiny; and they prefer petty theft to looting public or private granaries. And when farmers stop using these strategies and resort to quixotic actions, it's usually a sign of large-scale desperation. \u003cbr\u003eThis low-profile technique of resistance is perfectly suited to the social structure of the peasantry—the peasant class, dispersed across the countryside and lacking formal organization, is best suited to large-scale, guerrilla-style, defensive warfare. Their individual actions, such as procrastination and flight, are reinforced by an age-old culture of popular resistance. Accumulated by the tens of thousands, they ultimately render the policies conceived by self-righteous officials in the capital completely unfeasible. Everyday forms of resistance require no name. However, like the millions of coral polyps that form a coral reef, the vast array of peasant resistance and non-cooperation creates its own unique political and economic reefs. To a large extent, peasants demonstrate their political participation in this way. Metaphorically, when the ship of state runs aground on these reefs, people often focus on the shipwreck itself, failing to recognize the massive accumulation of these insignificant actions that made the wreck possible. For this reason alone, it is crucial to understand the subversive nature of these silent, anonymous peasant actions. \u003cbr\u003eTowards this end, I spent two years (1978-1980) in a village in Malaysia. I call this village Sedaka, which is not its real name. It is a small, rice-growing village (70 households) in Kedah's main rice-producing region. Double tillage was introduced in 1972. Like many other \"Green Revolutions,\" it made the rich even richer while the poor remained poorer or even became even poorer. The introduction of large combine harvesters in 1976 was perhaps the final blow, eliminating two-thirds of wage-earning opportunities for small landowners and landless laborers. During these two years, I managed to gather a wealth of relevant data. I focused not only on the practice of resistance itself but also on the ideological struggle within the village—the struggle that shaped it. In this book, I attempt to discuss the major themes of resistance and class struggle, as well as the ideological domination that gave these themes their practical and theoretical significance. \u003cbr\u003eIn Sedaka, the struggle between rich and poor is not just a struggle over jobs, property rights, food, and money; it is also a struggle over the possession of symbols, a struggle over how the past and present are understood and categorized, a struggle to identify reasons and assess faults, and a combative effort to give partisan meaning to local history. The details of this struggle are not glamorous, often involving backbiting, gossip, personal attacks, nicknames, body language, and silent contempt, much of which is confined to the \"backstage\" of village life. In public life—that is, in situations of power—calculated deference is common and constant. A striking feature of this aspect of class conflict is the extent to which it requires a shared worldview. For example, without shared standards of what constitutes deviance, shame, and disrespect, gossip and personal attacks are meaningless. In a sense, the intensity of the debate is based on the fact that the shared values ​​people advocate are being violated. What people are arguing about isn't the values ​​themselves, but the facts to which these values ​​apply: who's rich, who's poor, how they become rich, why they're poor, who's stingy, who avoids work, and so on. Besides being seen as a constraining force mobilizing social opinion, these struggles can also be seen as efforts by the poor in this small community to resist their economic and ritual marginalization and uphold a minimum of civic cultural dignity. This perspective implicitly affirms the value of a \"meaning-centered\" analysis of class relations. In the final chapter of this book, I will explain and explore the broader issues of ideological domination and hegemony. \u003cbr\u003eDuring my 14 months in Sedaka, I experienced moments of elation, frustration, bewilderment, and tedium—all experiences that any anthropologist can relate to. Since I wasn't a formal anthropologist, all of these experiences were completely new to me. Without Bailey's practical field research lectures, I wouldn't have known how to proceed. Even with this wise advice, I was still unprepared for the fundamental fact that an anthropologist works from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to bed. For the first few months, my outdoor activities were mostly for no purpose but to be alone. I discovered the need for a cautious neutrality—that is, to remain silent—which was wise but also a huge psychological burden. As my own \"hidden texts\" (see Chapter 7) grew, I first realized the truth of Jean Duvergnard's observation: \"In most cases, the village makes concessions to the outsider researcher, and the researcher usually resorts to hiding.\" I also found that my neighbors always forgave my inevitable mistakes, tolerated my curiosity at every turn, and allowed me to work in their presence. They had a remarkable ability to both laugh at me and be friendly with me, a dignity and courage to draw boundaries, and a sociable nature, often engaging in long evening conversations with me on topics of interest even in the off-season. Their kindness showed that they had adapted to me better than I had to them. The time I spent with them has meant more to my life and work than words can express. \u003cbr\u003eDespite my efforts to prune the original manuscript, it remains quite long. This is primarily because the telling of many specific stories is crucial for revealing the structure and practice of class relations. Since every story has at least two sides, it's necessary to consider the \"Rashomon effect\" of social conflict. Another reason for striving to tell these stories is to elevate the study of class relations at a fundamental level. I believe these more macroscopic reflections require detailed, flesh-and-blood examples to reveal their essence. Therefore, an example is not only the most successful way to crystallize a generalization, but also offers the advantage of being richer and more complex than a generalized principle. \u003cbr\u003eWhere Malay translation proved difficult, or where the Malay expressions themselves were interesting, I included them in the text or in footnotes. Except for formal speeches to outsiders, I never used a tape recorder. My work relied on fragmentary notes taken during the conversation or written down immediately afterwards. Since only a few more memorable fragments of many sentences could be recalled, the Malay I recorded had a somewhat telegraphic quality. When I first arrived, I couldn't understand the dialects of rural Kedah; many villagers spoke to me in the simpler Malay they used in the market. \u003cbr\u003eI believe this book had another unique motivation. More than any other rural research, it is a product of the people I researched. When I began my research, my plan was to develop my analysis, write it up, and prepare a brief oral presentation of my findings. Then, I would return to the villagers to gather their reactions, comments, and criticisms. These reactions would be collected in the final chapter—a section called \"Villager Responses,\" or, if you prefer, \"book reviews\" from those who should be aware of the book's content. In fact, during my final two months in Sedaka, I spent much of my time gathering these comments from most of the villagers. The various comments—which often reflected the reviewers' class positions—were filled with insightful critiques, corrections, and suggestions addressing issues I had overlooked. All of this, while transforming my original analysis, also raised a question: Should I leave my earlier, blunt analysis to the readers and present the villagers' insights only at the end? This was my initial thought, but as I began writing, I realized it was impossible to write as if I didn't know what I now knew, so I gradually incorporated these insights into my own analysis. The result is an understanding of the extent to which the villagers of Sedaka are both the cause of the analysis and the raw material for the research, thus making those complex conversations more like monologues. \u003cbr\u003eFinally, I must emphasize that this is a very self-conscious study of local class relations. This means that peasant-state relations, where resistance abounds, are conspicuously absent, except insofar as they impact local class relations. It also means that ethnic conflicts, religious movements, or protests, which are crucial in any political crisis, are largely unaddressed. Nor does this book attempt to analyze the economic origins of the nuanced class relations examined here, which can easily be traced back to boardrooms in New York and Tokyo. It also means that formal party politics at the provincial or national level is ignored. From one perspective, all of these omissions are unfortunate. But from another, the effort is to demonstrate the importance, richness, and complexity of local class relations, and the potential discoveries that can be made from an analytical perspective that is not centered on the state, formal organizations, public protest, or ethnicity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe following overly lengthy acknowledgments are meant to acknowledge the vast amount I had to learn in order to conduct my research, as well as the patience and generosity of those who mentored me. To the Sedaka families—whose names are withheld for obvious reasons—I owe a great debt, a debt heavy because more than one person felt their kindness was abused by what I have written. That, of course, is the human dilemma for a professional outsider, and I can only hope that they will find that I have made an honest effort, within my limited knowledge, to do justice to what I have observed and heard. \u003cbr\u003eMy host institution was the School of Comparative Social Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Penang. I was extremely fortunate to be a guest and scholar. I would like to express my special thanks to Mansor Marican, Chandra Muzaffar, Mohd Shadli Abdullah, Cheah Boon Kheng, Khoo Kay Jin, Colin Abraham, Vice-President and Dean Kamal Salih, and Assistant Dean Amir Hussin Baharuddin of the School for their advice and kindness. Nafisah bte. Mohamed, as a special tutor in Kedah dialects, helped me prepare for my fieldwork. The Policy Research Centre at USM has conducted excellent research on the Muda Project in Kedah and the agricultural policies associated with it. Lim Teck Ghee and David Gibbons of the Centre not only helped me develop my research plan but also became invaluable friends and critics, whose contributions can be found throughout the book—even when I decided to go my own way. I also want to thank Sukur Kasim, Harun Din, Ikmal Said, George Elliston, and, of course, the center's director, KJ Ratnam. The officials at the Mudar Regional Agricultural Development Authority headquarters in Teluk Chengai, near Alor Setar, were always so generous with their time, their statistics, and, most importantly, their vast experience. Finding such knowledgeable, rigorous, and forthright officials in any development project is a rare feat. Affifuddin Haji Omar and S. Jegatheesan, as well as Datuk Tamin Yeop, then General Manager of the Mudar Regional Agricultural Development Authority, were also very helpful. \u003cbr\u003eThe members of the \"invisible college\" whose research and writings on rural Malaysian society intersect with mine have contributed greatly to my understanding and analysis. Given their vast number, I have undoubtedly omitted some. Some would prefer not to be mentioned, but I must mention a few: Syed Husin Ali, Wan Zawawi Ibrahim, Shaharil Talib, Jomo Sundaram, Wan Hashim, Rosemary Barnard, Aihwa Ong, Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, Diana Wong, Donald Nonini, William Roff, Judith and Shuichi Nagata, Lim Mah Hui, Marie*9-André Couillard, Rodelfe de Koninck, Lorraine Corner, and Akira Takahashi. Mansor Haji Othman and S. Ahmad Hussein, two faculty members from the University of Science Malaysia who came to Yale to do their senior theses, provided me with important advice and criticism. Finally, I am particularly grateful to Kenzo Horii of the Institute of Development Economics in Tokyo, who generously conducted a study of land ownership in Sedaka in 1968 and made the results available so that I could determine what the changes over the past decade meant. \u003cbr\u003eThe final manuscript has been significantly improved by the meticulous criticism and corrections of my colleagues. I reluctantly renounced arguments they deemed absurd or irrelevant—or both—while adding historical and analytical material they deemed necessary. Even when I rejected their views, I always tried to mitigate direct attacks by strengthening or modifying my own position. However, that's all. If they remain completely committed to their views, I will continue to revise and work to correct the confusion they unintentionally created. I can't wait to repay their kindness. Thanks to Ben Anderson, Michael Adas, Clive Kessler, Sam Popkin (yes, that guy), Mansor Haji Othman, Lim Teck Ghee, David Gibbons, Georg Elwert, Edward Friedman, Frances Fox Piven, Jan Gross, Jonathan Rieder, Diana Wong, Ben Kerkvliet, Bill Kelly, Vivienne Shue, Gerald Jaynes, and Bob Harms. There are also some people who remain nameless, who agreed or even requested to read the manuscript, perhaps having read some of the chapters and reconsidered them. They know who they are. Sorry! \u003cbr\u003eFunding from many institutions has enabled me and this research to continue since 1978. I am particularly grateful to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the National Science Foundation (Grant No. SOC 7802756), and Yale University for their support of my research in Malaysia. More recently, an Exxon Fellowship from the MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society enabled the final draft and most of the revisions to this book. Carl Kaysen tolerated my intense focus on the manuscript and, along with Martin Kreiger, Kenneth Kenniston, Charles Weiner, Peter Buck, Loren Graham, Carla Kirmani, Leo Marx, and Emma Rothschild, helped me maintain intellectual growth. A seminar on \"History and Peasant Consciousness in Southeast Asia,\" sponsored by the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Japan, and arranged by Shigeharu Tanabe and Andrew Turton, helped to clarify my ideas. Another, more contentious working conference, held at the Institute for Social Research in The Hague, organized with the help of the Social Science Research Council, played an important role in the analysis of resistance in Chapter 7. Although I am not sure whether the participants in either conference fully agreed with the arguments I put forward, they should at least be aware of the invaluable contributions of their contributions and criticisms to this book. \u003cbr\u003eThanks are also due to the following publications for the publication of early portions of this work: International Political Science Review (October 1973); History and Peasant Consciousness in Southeast Asia (Andrew Turton and Shigeharo Tanabe, eds., Yamazaki Ethnology Studies, No. 13; Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology, 1984); Political Anthropology (1982); Malaysian Studies 1:1 (June 1983, in Malay).\u003cbr\u003e Many typists, typesetters, and editors have devoted their time and energy to the production of this book, and I would like to thank Beverly Apothaker, Kay Mansfield, and Ruth Muessig for their excellent work.\u003cbr\u003e The book is so intertwined with my family life that it dispenses with any of the usual clichés that are usually offered here. I can say here that, try as I might, I was never able to convince Louise or the children even remotely that they were contributing to my writing of it.\u003cbr\u003e Postscript: \"Weapons of the Weak\": A Grassroots Perspective on Peasant Politics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJames Scott, a professor of political science and anthropology at Yale University, describes Southeast Asian peasants as smallholders occupying a low social status. Despite being the majority of the population in agricultural societies, they remain voiceless and nameless in grand historical narratives, a group rarely recorded in written form. Even when they occasionally appear in historical records, it's not as participants, but rather as contributors to conscription, taxation, labor, land output, and grain harvests, thus appearing only as statistically unnamed figures. However, the peasants' historical invisibility doesn't mean they're unnoticed. Rulers of every dynasty certainly paid attention to them, but the reason for this attention is that, for a long time, peasants were the objects of exploitation, providing essential resources—agricultural products, taxes, fees, and cheap labor—that are indispensable to any society. Furthermore, the peasants' living conditions and the resulting collective actions often affected the stability or instability of society as a whole, even leading to the change of dynasties. This is the principle familiar to rulers of every society: \"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.\" \u003cbr\u003eThe concern for farmers and the call for solutions to agricultural and rural problems stem, to a certain extent, from a sense of crisis: a deteriorating living condition for farmers would affect the stability of society as a whole, or rather, from a top-down response to a warning of danger. People cite historical examples of large-scale peasant uprisings or refugee incidents to urge policymakers and the public to have a strong sense of crisis. Clearly, this concern for farmers, born out of a \"crisis\" response, has not yet departed from the perspective of the ruling elite, or the vested interests of the urban elite. In this perspective, farmers exist as objects of governance, precautions, and pity. \u003cbr\u003eViewing the subject from a peasant's perspective and considering it from a peasant's perspective, the classic research on peasant society cannot be ignored. Following his book The Moral Economy of the Peasant: Rebellion and Survival in Southeast Asia, James Scott's two books, Weapons of the Weak and The Arts of Domination and Resistance: The Hidden Text, offer insights into peasant resistance and peasant politics. Introducing his insightful research is crucial for addressing issues concerning rural society and peasants, and indeed, the broader social structure. \u003cbr\u003eWeapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance Scott first reflects on and criticizes the fact that many studies of peasant revolutions are interested only in movements that bring about large-scale structural change at the national level. Such studies primarily focus on organized, formal, and public protest movements, because they clearly pose a threat to the state, even if only briefly. However, genuine peasant rebellions are quite rare, often easily defeated, and even when they do succeed, the outcomes they achieve are rarely what the peasants truly desire. Scott distinguishes between so-called \"real\" resistance and symbolic, occasional, or even incidental acts of resistance, and argues against dismissing informal resistance as insignificant and fruitless. Understandably, historically, formal, organized political movements, even those that are clandestine and revolutionary, have typically been the domain of the middle class and the intelligentsia; searching for peasant politics in this realm is largely futile. Peasants are therefore considered a politically ineffective class unless organized and led by outsiders. \u003cbr\u003eDrawing on his own fieldwork in rural Malaysia, Scott argues that this perspective misses the simple fact that open, organized political action is too much of a luxury for most subordinate classes, and too dangerous, if not self-destructive. He argues that it is more important to understand the \"everyday forms\" of peasant resistance—the mundane yet ongoing struggles between peasants and those who demand excessive amounts of labor, food, taxes, rent, and benefits from them. These everyday forms of resistance often include laziness, feigning ignorance, desertion, feigned obedience, theft, silencing, slander, arson, and work stoppages. These forms of class struggle, known as \"weapons of the weak,\" share common characteristics: they require little prior coordination or planning, draw on tacit understandings and informal networks, often manifest as individual self-help, and avoid direct, symbolic confrontation with authority. \u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding these mundane forms of resistance helps us better understand the long-standing efforts of peasants to protect their interests and challenge the ruling order. In the Third World, peasants rarely risk directly confronting authority over issues such as taxation, crop distribution, development policies, or burdensome new laws; they are more likely to undermine these governance strategies through noncooperation, shirking, and deception. \u003cbr\u003eThese techniques of resistance have long been the most meaningful and effective. This is because they are suited to the social structure and characteristics of the peasantry: a class scattered across the vast countryside, lacking formal organization and discipline, equipped for widespread guerrilla-style defensive struggle. This everyday form of resistance is a social movement without formal organization, formal leaders, proof, deadlines, or names or banners. However, these humble acts of resistance by the peasantry should not be underestimated. The accumulation of numerous, insignificant actions, like the accumulation of millions of coral polyps over time to form a coral reef, can ultimately cause the state's ship to run aground or capsize. For this reason alone, understanding the subversive nature of these silent, anonymous peasant actions is crucial. Scott argues that regardless of how the state responds, we cannot ignore the fact that peasant actions alter or narrow the state's policy options. It is precisely in this non-rebellious manner, outside the political pressure of law, that the peasantry classically demonstrates their sense of political participation. Therefore, any history or theory of peasant politics that seeks to demonstrate the legitimacy of the peasantry as historical actors must grasp the \"weapons of the weak\" employed by the peasantry. \u003cbr\u003eFollowing the peasants' everyday form of resistance, \"the weapons of the weak,\" Scott introduced the analytical concept of \"hidden transcripts,\" encompassing peasants' behavioral choices and ideology. Through this concept, Scott further expounded on the ideological characteristics of the subaltern, explaining and understanding their elusive political behavior. This critique of power, expressed behind the rulers' backs, is a crucial part of the everyday folk wisdom of millions of people. Comparing it with \"public transcripts\" offers a fundamental new approach to understanding domination and resistance. \u003cbr\u003eAs the hidden text of infrapolitical ideology, it is not only a discourse, gesture, and symbolic expression; it is also the basis of practice. Scott's fieldwork in a small Southeast Asian village demonstrates the interdependence and mutual maintenance between peasant resistance practices and resistance discourses. Moreover, the close connection between domination and possession means that it is impossible to separate the ideas and symbols of subordination from the process of material exploitation. Similarly, it is impossible to separate the hidden symbolic resistance to the idea of ​​domination from the actual struggle to oppose or alleviate exploitation. Peasant resistance, like the domination of the rulers, is fought on two fronts. The hidden text is not only the behind-the-scenes anger and complaints; it is also the actual tactics implemented to reduce possession (stealing, playing dumb, slacking off, running away, arson, etc.). Crucially, the hidden text not only illuminates or explains behavior; it also helps to construct it. \u003cbr\u003eThe unique logic of peasant resistance and grassroots politics—\"weapons of the weak\" and \"hidden texts\"—extends the camouflaged logic of grassroots politics to its organizational and substantive aspects. Because overt political activity is prohibitively costly and virtually eliminated, resistance relies primarily on informal networks of kin, neighbors, friends, and communities rather than formal organizations. Informal gatherings of markets, neighbors, families, and communities provide both structure and cover for resistance. Because resistance occurs at the level of small groups and individuals, even on a larger scale, it employs the anonymity of folk culture or various practical disguises, making it well-suited to surveilling surveillance and repression. In this informal resistance, there are no leaders to arrest, no lists of members to investigate, no manifestos to indict, and no public activities to attract attention. It can be said that it is an elementalized form of political life. These elementalized forms also help explain why grassroots politics often go unnoticed. The logic of grassroots politics is to leave virtually no trace wherever it passes. By concealing traces, it not only minimizes the risk to participants but also eliminates much of the evidence that might lead social scientists and historians to believe that real politics is taking place. \u003cbr\u003eThe very nature of grassroots politics, combined with the self-interested silence of its opponents, creates a \"conspiratorial silence\" that all but erases these everyday forms of resistance from historical records. History and social science, written by intellectuals and largely produced for literate officials, are unable to reveal these silent, anonymous forms of class struggle on behalf of the peasantry—what Scott likens to infrared grassroots politics. Unlike the openness of democratic politics and the clear-cut, vocal protests, these discreet forms of resistance employed by subordinate groups lie outside the visible spectrum of political activity. \u003cbr\u003eIn this regard, writing about the unwritten history of resistance and assigning it political status, as well as understanding and analyzing the peasants' \"weapons of the weak,\" becomes a highly meaningful endeavor. Scott connects local insights from village studies with larger social experiences of class and the typical context of class struggle. By deeply analyzing everyday forms of symbolic resistance and everyday actions of economic resistance, he achieves an understanding of class consciousness and ideological hegemony. Particularly noteworthy is Scott's exploration of the subtle relationship between everyday forms of resistance and ruling ideology. While he does not deny Marx's classic assertion that \"the ideology of the ruling class is the ideology of domination,\" he emphasizes the extent to which the ruling class can impose its own vision of a just social order not only on the behavior but also on the consciousness of the dominated class. His subaltern perspective enables him to rethink the concept of hegemony and related classical concepts such as \"false consciousness\" and \"mystification.\" While Gramsci's concept of hegemony articulates the ruling class's demand for control not only of the material but also of the symbolic modes of production, it fails to accurately explain real class relations and class conflict in most contexts. The reason is that the concept of hegemony overlooks the extent to which most subordinate classes are able to discern and demystify dominant ideology based on their daily material experiences. Hegemonic theory also often confuses the inevitable with the legitimate, a mistake subordinate classes rarely make. Within the context of powerful economic appropriation, political domination, and ideological domination, peasants wield their own \"weapons of the weak\" and \"hidden texts\" to confront overwhelming inequality with resolute and tenacious effort. What we see in all this is a spirit and practice of avoiding the worst and hoping for the best, precisely constituting the history and enduring tension between domination and resistance. \u003cbr\u003eFrom \"The Moral Economy of the Peasant\" to \"The Weapons of the Weak\" and \"The Art of Domination and Resistance,\" it's easy to see that Scott's exploration of the behavioral choices and spiritual worlds of Southeast Asian peasants continues to advance at the practical level. If we focus solely on formal acts of resistance, or if we explain Southeast Asian peasants' behavior solely through the lens of a \"subsistence ethic,\" we can't understand why they haven't openly rebelled in the face of dire straits. And if they haven't rebelled in such a desperate situation, we wonder what else could have motivated them to rise up in rebellion. The logic of subsistence ethic alone cannot explain peasants' political actions; it must also consider the repressive system, the intensity of violence, and ideological governance. Faced with powerful and tight rule, the disparity in power between the opposing sides prevents a truly antagonistic opposition, a confrontational stalemate. Consequently, the logic of resistance by the weaker party becomes distorted and aberrant. Such resistance could potentially lead to what Hobbes described as a \"war of all against all,\" but it would be unlikely to improve their living conditions or make social institutions more rational. In addition, the disguise of resistance, that is, replacing actual resistance with superficial obedience, may actually strengthen the ruling power. The \"weapons of the weak\" may also become tools of the strong in the above-mentioned distorted logic of resistance. \u003cbr\u003eIntroducing Scott's research on peasant resistance and grassroots politics reveals not only the long-overlooked existence of informal resistance and grassroots ideology, but also the complex and subtle interplay between domination and resistance. This is impossible without a genuine interest in and understanding of peasant society and peasant rights, and without a grassroots perspective that combines top-down and bottom-up approaches.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe translation of this book took a year and a half to complete. Zheng Guanghuai translated the preface and the first half of Chapters 1 through 5, while Zhang Min translated the second half of Chapter 5, Chapters 6 through 8, and the appendix. He Jiangsui proofread and retranslated Chapters 4 and 5. Guo Yuhua and Xun Jianli proofread Chapters 6 through 8 and Chapters 1 through 5, respectively, and then reviewed the entire book. The index was translated by Xun Jianli. This book is required reading in the \"Rural Sociology\" course at the Department of Sociology at Tsinghua University. The two main translators, motivated by their research interests, read it repeatedly. However, as this was their first time translating an academic work, their experience and translation skills were still limited. The entire translation and proofreading process was a difficult learning process. While I wouldn't say it was painstaking, I did put in a lot of effort. Despite this, errors and omissions are inevitable. Furthermore, Professor Scott's work is vast, brilliant, and profound, seamlessly integrating meticulous anthropological field evidence with grand theories of domination and resistance. Its exposition is meticulous and comprehensive, so our reading and understanding may naturally fall short. We hope readers will point out any shortcomings. \u003cbr\u003eDuring the translation process, Li Liping, a graduate student in the Department of Political Science at Nankai University, and Shi Yuntong, a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at Tsinghua University, assisted with translation and proofreading. Special mention must be made of the editor-in-chief of this series, Mr. Liu Dong, who provided tireless assistance and guidance on all aspects of translation and proofreading, from selecting books and contacting authors to various details of translation and proofreading. 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A \"person left behind from earlier eras,\" \"washed clean of all features, reduced to a man-made ore,\" evokes our perceptions and memories of everyday society.\u003cbr\u003e Abandonment doesn't just happen in and around asylums. Vita offers us many poignant reflections and is a work rich in practical significance that is worth reading for everyone.\u003cbr\u003e The article includes over 40 photos taken by photographer Torben Eskorode. As the author says, \"If these photos linger in your mind, it's because they are a continuous reality, not far away from us.","brand":"南京大学出版社","offers":[{"title":"Simplified Chinese \/ Paperback","offer_id":46242176729327,"sku":"9787305252563","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/1Txf-94WLOoet3YwwRitO5TfpFum8kLEK.jpg?v=1738972069"},{"product_id":"瓜亚基印第安人编年史-9787208169517","title":"Chronicles of the Guayaqui Indians","description":"★ On par with \"Tropical Melancholy\", an ethnographic writing that defeats time★ The author studied under French national treasure-level anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss★ American contemporary novel master Paul Auster translated the English version of this book and wrote a preface to recommend it. I believe that you simply cannot help but fall in love with this book.\u003cbr\u003e The author's careful and patient writing, her sharp observations, her humor, her intellectual rigor, and her compassion all combine to create this important and unforgettable book. This is the true story of one man's experience, raising fundamental questions: How does an anthropologist gain access to information? What kinds of transactions take place between two cultures? Under what circumstances will people keep secrets? \u003cbr\u003eCraster writes with the cunning of a fine novelist as he portrays this unknown civilization. His attention to detail is meticulous and precise, and his ability to weave his thoughts into bold, coherent arguments is often astonishing. 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Anthropologist Astuti traveled to the islands, lived by the sea with the Vezo, and fished at sea, exploring the path to becoming a human being.\u003cbr\u003e This is a must-read classic for researchers of ethnicity and identity, a lighthearted and engaging ethnography. The author reintroduces cultural diversity into the study of ethnic identity, allowing readers to appreciate that what makes us human is constantly being shaped, not necessarily fixed by definitions. Just like every day, the \"identity\" of the Wezo people is renewed and begins anew.\u003cbr\u003e 【Editor's Recommendation】\u003cbr\u003e A classic study of ethnic identity, breaking with common sense. Everyone has the opportunity to break free from the past. \"Present action\" is how we become a person. [Recommended by experts] \u003cbr\u003eAnyone interested in theories of ethnicity and identity should read this book. Astuti's ideas on kinship, descent, and death are highly illuminating for Malagasy studies, but their relevance extends far beyond Madagascar.\u003cbr\u003e —American Anthropologist\u003cbr\u003e The book has an unusual combination of cool analysis and warm description.\u003cbr\u003e —Michael Lambeck, American anthropologist \"This ethnography illuminates issues of identity that are lacking in the academic literature; the work represents important insights into the ways people perceive themselves. Its organization is logical and its discussion is thorough... The easy reading and clear discussion, along with its captivating subject matter, make this ethnography well-suited for undergraduate courses.\"\u003cbr\u003e ——Review of Religious Studies","brand":"华东师范大学出版社","offers":[{"title":"Simplified Chinese \/ Softcover","offer_id":46242185674991,"sku":"9787576027808","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/1YKvmS1wPiugPD-Sr6NnEsjHv1S_dfGi.jpg?v=1738972453"},{"product_id":"人类学家如何写作-9787576021905","title":"How Anthropologists Write","description":"【Editor's Recommendation】\u003cbr\u003e Ethnography is a kind of knowledge that seeks to answer the enduring question of \"What is the meaning of being human?\" Ethnography not only dramatizes life but also analyzes it.\u003cbr\u003e Why would two anthropologists with different research interests write such a reading guide? \u003cbr\u003eBecause readers are usually not taught how to read ethnography, but are expected to figure it out on their own, traditional ethnographic introductions either introduce the subject or summarize theoretical viewpoints, but the authors of this book hope to convey a sense of open dialogue, providing not only analytical skills but also guiding people to explore the characteristics of anthropological knowledge and cultivate readers' own anthropological imagination.\u003cbr\u003e This book selects excellent excerpts from a vast body of ethnographic texts, provides commentary and argumentation, and constructs a heuristic layout for the reader. Various perspectives are combined to provide an improved way of understanding ethnography.\u003cbr\u003e Over the past century, ethnography has become an important way to understand the human condition. Although it is not the only way, as a kind of knowledge, it deserves to be understood and respected.\u003cbr\u003e 【Expert Recommendation】 \u003cbr\u003eWith a true gift for cartography, the author guides us through the fascinating terrain of ethnography and its diverse interlocutors. This book introduces some important new perspectives. Our guide, as resolute and insightful as ever, makes us pause along the way to understand the journey, giving new impetus to the teaching.\u003cbr\u003e — Streisand, University of Cambridge, UK \"This is a wonderful book and an excellent guide to reading ethnographic texts. The author has wisely sampled ethnographies from many eras and regions of the world, successfully revealing the complex nature of human understanding of each text and challenging anthropologists to think about the concept of comparison in a new way.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Michael D. Jackson, Harvard University, USA \"The authors offer a fascinating approach to reading and understanding ethnography, imbuing it with appropriate creativity... Often exciting and certainly complex, this book introduces a useful way to rethink the discipline's major issues. When used as a textbook, it is sure to generate satisfying engagement and classroom discussion.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute","brand":"华东师范大学出版社","offers":[{"title":"Simplified Chinese \/ Softcover","offer_id":46242187772143,"sku":"9787576021905","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/1kFyIUeYEecce4GvECWtmezyhGsKSd8VG.jpg?v=1738972525"},{"product_id":"把自己作为方法-9787532176953","title":"Use yourself as a method","description":"Two generations of scholars, spanning five locations—Beijing, Oxford, Wenzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghai—took three years to complete this conversation. Drawing on Professor Xiang Biao's personal experience, the conversation explores a series of transcendental questions, encompassing reflections on the transformation of Chinese society over the past half century, intellectual communities, globalization and populism, and anthropological methodology. This book provides a transcript of these conversations and offers a method for examining and refining our thinking: how to position ourselves amidst the flood of self-perception; how to creatively build our own small worlds in an era of globalization; and how to address grand questions in a society plagued by intellectual constraints.","brand":"上海文艺出版社","offers":[{"title":"Simplified Chinese \/ Paperback","offer_id":46242190000367,"sku":"9787532176953","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/138kF_40eWmPU3tDcvBQE-Pb-fIfJT6X0.jpg?v=1738972651"},{"product_id":"忧郁的热带-9787300318158","title":"Melancholy Tropics","description":"Tropical Melancholy is a renowned intellectual autobiography by the master of structural anthropology, Claude Levi-Strauss, and a classic work in the history of anthropology. In his youth, Lévi-Strauss traveled to the Amazon Basin and the Brazilian highlands, searching for human societies preserved in their most primitive forms deep within the jungle. This book recounts his fascinating and profound reflections and experiences among several of the most primitive tribes, including the Kaduveo, Poloro, and Nambiquara.\u003cbr\u003e With a new approach, open vision, keen insight, and supplemented by vivid imagination and delicate brushstrokes, Levi-Strauss placed these tribes in the context of human development as a whole, proposed fascinating mutual verification and comparative studies, and presented profound thinking on human civilization and destiny.","brand":"中国人民大学出版社","offers":[{"title":"Simplified Chinese \/ Hardcover","offer_id":46242199208175,"sku":"9787300318158","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4849\/4319\/files\/1JGnjacpyBQb5kamh5ukHbdNykGHWk4vH.jpg?v=1738972945"},{"product_id":"羌在汉藏之间-9787208172791","title":"Qiang people are located between Han and Tibetan peoples","description":"• Renowned historical anthropologist Wang Mingke explains in detail the history and culture of the Qiang people in western Sichuan, including Wenchuan, Maoxian, Lixian, Beichuan, and Songpan. He has gathered the strength of more than ten years of field research and delved into the thousand-year roots of the Qiang people.\u003cbr\u003e From the Western Qiang of Hehuang in the Han Dynasty, the Qiang people in Xishan in the Tang Dynasty, the Qiang people in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, to the Qiang people today, what makes Qiang \"Qiang\"?\u003cbr\u003e From deep valley villages to street markets and towns, descendants of Meng Huo or Dayu, Baishi beliefs and Duangong lyrics, where is the contemporary Qiang identity?\u003cbr\u003e • Models of writing about national history and ethnography include “Scold one piece at a time”, “Poison Cat”, “Historical Mindset of Heroic Ancestors”, “Historical Mindset of Brotherly Nations”, and many creative historical anthropological discourses.\u003cbr\u003e From the marginal perspective of Qiang research practice, this paper analyzes the integration and evolution of China and questions new interpretations of \"nation\", \"culture\" and \"history\". \u003cbr\u003e• A classic reprint, fully revised, and with a new and extended preface. The first edition of \"Qiang Between Han and Tibetan\" was published by Zhonghua Book Company in 2008 and has been out of print for many years. Its publication coincided with the Wenchuan earthquake, which shocked the nation and brought Wenchuan, Beichuan, and Li County to public attention. This reprint, fully revised and featuring a 10,000-word preface and 30 color illustrations, takes readers on a journey into the rural landscape of western Sichuan before the earthquake.\u003cbr\u003e —————————————————— \u003cbr\u003eQiang Between Han and Tibetans is one of the representative works of historical anthropologist Wang Mingke. For over a decade, Wang Mingke conducted multi-site, mobile fieldwork in Qiang settlements nestled in the high mountains and valleys of the Minjiang and Qianjiang River basins in western Sichuan Province. Drawing on the fieldwork and extensive archival materials, Wang Mingke, using the Qiang as a case study, explores in depth the origins of \"ethnicity\" and the integration and transformation of marginalized ethnic groups in China, developing numerous innovative theoretical generalizations in historical anthropology. The book's three sections discuss identity and distinction within Qiang social structure, the formation of Qiang narrative paradigms and historical mentality, and the cultural reconstruction and performance of ethnic identity. Like all other \"ethnic groups,\" the Hehuang Western Qiang of the Han Dynasty, the Western Mountain Qiang of the Tang Dynasty, the Qiang people of the first half of the 20th century, and the Qiang people today are all historical creations. 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How did Chinese identity originate and evolve? \u003cbr\u003e· The acclaimed work of renowned historical anthropologist Wang Mingke, a key text for understanding Chinese history and ethnicity · Understanding ethnicity from a marginal perspective, reflecting on identity within historical memory · Essential reading for humanities and social sciences research · Completely revised and reprinted, with a lengthy preface Wang Mingke uses a vivid metaphor: when we draw a shape on a piece of paper, it is actually its \"edge\" that makes it appear as a shape... His research does not simply describe the history of the Han Chinese nation, nor does it describe the history of a particular ethnic minority. Rather, it uses the historical evolution of the \"Huaxia margin\" to illustrate the profound changes from ancient Huaxia to modern China, and thereby explores the resource competition, monopoly, and conflict between groups within and outside the \"margin,\" and even the process of reintegration and sharing within the contemporary concept of nation. \u003cbr\u003eThis book has had a significant impact on the study of anthropology, ethnology, and history in the Chinese-speaking world. The author explores the history of the growth and expansion of the Chinese nation from the unique perspective of the formation and transformation of ethnic marginality, thus providing a new paradigm for advancing the study of Chinese history with a fresh and captivating argument.\u003cbr\u003e Based on his questioning of both monism and pluralism regarding the formation of the Chinese nation, Luo Xin utilizes a variety of tools to propose and demonstrate the profound significance of \"marginal theory\" in the formation and evolution of the Chinese nation. \"Ethnic identity\" and \"historical memory\" are two key concepts underpinning this theory, and the author's historical and logical narrative is convincing. I would also like to point out the author's fundamental academic foundation and aspiration, namely, the relationship between scholarship and life—a particularly valuable and respectable position in today's world of professionalization and instrumentalization of academia. This book opens a path to self-awareness for the Chinese people, a path far beyond the reach of merely discussing specific issues. I sincerely salute the author!\u003cbr\u003e ——Liu Suli Introduction: \u003cbr\u003e\"The Edge of China\" is a major study by renowned scholar Wang Mingke exploring the relationship between ethnic identity and historical development in the Chinese nation, offering a new approach to the question, \"What is Chinese?\" Wang Mingke argues, \"When we draw a circle on a piece of paper, it's actually its 'edge' that makes it appear circular.\" He views \"China\" as a human ecology within long-term history, and the \"edge of China\" represents not only a temporal and geographical edge but also an identity edge. Within specific resource competition and environmental allocation, and within the collective shaping and amnesia of memory, the formation, transformation, and maintenance of the edge of China also illuminates the formation and transformation of the Chinese ethnic group and identity. \u003cbr\u003e\"The Margins of China\" is a classic work of theoretical paradigmatic significance, enjoying widespread popularity over its many years of publication. The first part of the book primarily presents the book's theoretical framework and analytical methods. The second part, drawing on archaeological materials, illustrates the human ecological context for the formation of the Huaxia ethnic boundary. The third part expounds on the crucial foundations of the Huaxia ethnic group, namely the Zhou people's ethnic origin legends and historical records, and illustrates the shifts between Sinicization and de-Sinicization among marginalized ethnic groups through examples such as the Jing, Chu, and Wu regions. The fourth part focuses on the reconstruction of the Huaxia margin in modern times, analyzing the tensions between individuals, ethnic groups, and society in the process of identity formation through micro-case studies conducted during the 1940s. 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With a broad theoretical perspective and rich historical details, Han Qilan captures a forgotten history and a community that endured hardships, \"completely interpreting the meaning of 'Subei' and 'Subei people'.\"\u003cbr\u003e How broad is the scope of \"Northern Jiangsu\"? Who defines the \"Northern Jiangsu people\"? Why did they travel to Shanghai, and why did they endure such long-standing prejudice? How did they react to this prejudice? Scholar Han Qilan draws on a combination of historical, sociological, and anthropological research methods, combining macro-ethnic theory with micro-social investigations to analyze the history of the Northern Jiangsu people as an ethnic group and their own ethnic identity, unraveling the many mysteries surrounding the term \"Northern Jiangsu people.\" \u003cbr\u003e🟢Authentically documenting the diverse lives of people from northern Jiangsu. From historical documents tucked away in archives to vivid oral interviews, this book piece together a jigsaw puzzle of life for people from northern Jiangsu in Shanghai. Why did a book depicting the scenery of Yangzhou spark protests from Yangzhou residents? How will shantytown dwellers cope with the threat of losing their homes? How will people from northern Jiangsu fight back against accusations of collaborating with the enemy? Why does claiming to be from northern Jiangsu make finding a partner such a challenge? From dialect, cuisine, clothing, and housing to local opera, hometown associations, occupations, and marriage... these fascinating historical details capture the intriguing stories of people from northern Jiangsu who came to Shanghai.\u003cbr\u003e 🟢Highly recommended by renowned scholars Li Tiangang and Su Zhiliang, renowned literary and historical writer Zhang Mingyang, and veteran book reviewer Wei Zhou! \"Han Qilan delves deeply into the Subei people of Shanghai, exploring their construction as an ethnic group, their struggles against discrimination, and the historical pains they endured amidst the waves of urbanization, industrialization, and migration in Shanghai.\"\u003cbr\u003e 【Content Introduction】 \u003cbr\u003eSince modern times, people from northern Jiangsu have become a significant group in Shanghai society. Their struggle to survive in this city has been subject to controversy. Why does a person's place of origin spark so much discussion? What secrets lie behind the term \"northern Jiangsu\"?\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on extensive historical data, American historian Han Qilan examines the lives, work, and habits of people from northern Jiangsu in Shanghai, as well as the impressions and memories of others about them. He attempts to uncover the roots of their identities, prejudices, and social conflicts, and to explain how the northern Jiangsu people, as an ethnic group, have been repeatedly constructed and perpetuated within the social and historical context of modern Shanghai. Northern Jiangsu is both a real social category and a socially constructed one. Only by tracing its history from the perspective of its origin can we understand the ethnic group itself. Although the prejudice against northern Jiangsu people has gradually faded with the tide of time, its roots remain worthy of reflection.\u003cbr\u003e 【About the Author】\u003cbr\u003e Han Qilan (1953-2023) \u003cbr\u003eProfessor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, holds a PhD in History from Stanford University. His research focuses on gender in modern Chinese history, comparative labor history, nationalism in Third World countries, and oral history. He received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship in 1986-1987. His representative works include Northern Jiangsu in Shanghai: 1850-1980 and Sisters and Strangers: Women Workers in Shanghai Cotton Mills, 1919-1949.\u003cbr\u003e Translator Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Lu Minghua (1938-2024)\u003cbr\u003e Professor of the School of History at Nanjing University, his translation includes \"History of the United States: 1933-1973\" and \"Encyclopedia of Social Sciences\".\u003cbr\u003e 【Evaluation from all walks of life】\u003cbr\u003e Ethnic issues within metropolitan areas deserve attention simply because they are real. This book's research method is to build narratives and enhance understanding, aiming to dispel prejudice and promote integration. I participated in and witnessed Professor Han Qilan's research on people from northern Jiangsu in Shanghai, and her work is exemplary! She, along with several other scholars, constitutes the core of overseas \"Shanghai Studies\" and is worthy of admiration!\u003cbr\u003e ——Li Tiangang (Professor at Fudan University) \u003cbr\u003eAmerican scholar Han Qilan fully interprets what \"Northern Jiangsu\" and \"Northern Jiangsu people\" are from the perspectives of geography, dialects, customs, and culture. He discusses the unique lifestyle and behavioral characteristics of Northern Jiangsu people, and provides wonderful and convincing historical materials and cases on the reasons and extent of Shanghai people's discrimination against Northern Jiangsu people, which arouses our interest and promotes our deep thinking.\u003cbr\u003e ——Su Zhiliang (Professor at Shanghai Normal University)\u003cbr\u003e What is \"Northern Jiangsu\" and what is \"Northern Jiang\"? With this question in mind, Han Qilan delves deeply into the community of people from Northern Jiangsu in Shanghai, exploring their construction as an ethnic group, their struggles against discrimination, and the historical pain they experienced amidst Shanghai's urbanization, industrialization, and migration. After reading this book, I can now face my identity as a Northern Jiangsu person with confidence.\u003cbr\u003e ——Zhang Mingyang (well-known writer of literature and history) \u003cbr\u003eGroup identities, seemingly \"innate,\" are in fact constructed. Just as the formation of the Subei people resulted from unique experiences, they can also gradually disappear. Members of small groups strive to shed their stigmatized identity labels, achieving upward mobility and assimilation into the larger group through various means, such as imitation, concealment, forgery, and intermarriage. 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Existing commentary on Rouch is far from complete, consisting largely of speculations that operate outside of reality.\u003cbr\u003e As an anthropologist whose career aspires to study Songhai social life, author Paul Stoller focuses primarily on Rouch's ethnographic achievements. Retracing Rouch's Songhai path, he plunges into the realities of Songhai history, politics, social change, magic, and spirit possession. He is perfectly placed to tell the story of Rouch and his work. This book offers an in-depth analysis of Rouch's significant films and ethnographic works, revealing the inherent connection between these two forms of expression. 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Rouch's films revolve around extreme experiences and are richly detailed. They reveal individuals with a creative spirit, integrity, and passion rarely seen in any other cinematic genre, and almost unique in ethnographic cinema. Furthermore, these works not only concern \"primitive groups\" but also depict his own culture, always attentive to the dynamic context of cultural change... Thus, Rouch's films raise central questions about ethnographic filmmaking... He, along with few others, represents for many people around the world the full breadth of social anthropology.\u003cbr\u003e ——Documentary Educational Resources Center \u003cbr\u003eMore than a testimony, Rouch's work introduced a new concept: \"shared anthropology.\" It's about making films with people and involving them in the process, not just about films about their lives. His work blends fiction and reality, presenting real situations and encouraging action... He has been called the \"father of cinéma vérité,\" revealing the truth as objectively as possible... Imagining and creating films as works of art: this is one of Rouch's invaluable legacies for future filmmakers, ethnographers, humanists, and the adventurers who will follow in his footsteps. \u003cbr\u003eReading and watching Jean Rouch's works in parallel seems like an ideal way to understand this multifaceted figure: the inventor of a new kind of ethnographic cinema and a creator of participatory fiction; a man who yearns for a \"disappearing\" Africa while also discovering a nascent modernity; a thinker and a doer. 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If someone as young, kind, healthy, energetic, and popular as Hou Tong could be so unlucky, then am I any better than him, or do I deserve a good life? Why work so hard if all I'm going to end up with is illness and death? For two months, I tried to avoid Lin Village as much as possible. Whenever I was there, I recalled the suffering Hou Tong endured in the months before his death. It was during this time that I discovered the soothing charm of Xiamen's karaoke bars. You could linger there for long meals, they had high-end stereos, and you could find the old revolutionary songs of my youth. Singing these revolutionary songs gave my life purpose and hope. I'm a good singer now, believe it or not?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1984, Huang Shumin, then a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Iowa State University, arrived in Lincun, a suburb of Xiamen, to conduct a field study. 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While this type of private ferry typically carries no more than 10 people, this one, crammed with over 70, capsized and sank. Twenty-five women, aged between 13 and 30, tragically drowned. The families of the victims and the Kaohsiung City Government decided to bury the women together in a collective burial area known as the \"Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb.\" Folklore holds that unmarried women become homeless ghosts after death. Rumors of ghosts haunting the Tomb of the Twenty-Five Ladies, searching for their husbands, led people to avoid the area. The young female worker who died that year also bore the stigma of a ghost.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 2008, at the urging of local women's rights groups, the Kaohsiung City Government rehabilitated the \"Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb\" and officially renamed it the \"Working Women's Memorial Park.\" The 25 young women who tragically drowned on their way to work that year were positioned as \"working girl heroes who fought for Taiwan's economic development in the 1960s,\" promoting gender equality and labor safety issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why were the ferry victims initially buried together? Why, after all these years, were their remains exhumed and their resting place meticulously restored? How did their lives and deaths impact those around them? How did the surrounding community form a shared memory of the deceased? How do these memories connect to the past, present, and future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e +++++\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Memory is never just about the past; the construction of memory is always a process oriented towards the future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThree forces were directly involved in the transformation of the Cijin Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb: the families of the deceased women, Taiwanese feminist groups, and the Kaohsiung City Government, acting as a national agent. Each embodied a particular relationship between the living and the deceased. Seeking to sever the connection between their daughter's unmarried status and the image of a female ghost, the victims' parents sought the influence of Taiwanese folk religion, elevating their daughter's afterlife from a ghost to a deity. Conversely, feminist groups in Kaohsiung worked to destigmatize the stigma of unmarried female ghosts. They organized a social movement promoting the deceased women as valuable members of the industrial workforce, who had made significant contributions to the nation's economic development. They also called on the government to improve the environment of the collective burial site to commemorate their contributions. As for the Kaohsiung City Government, local officials realized that, in the changing global economic environment, Kaohsiung's urban economy could no longer rely on traditional industrial sectors. Responding to the call of feminists to commemorate the victims, they transformed the cemetery of the 25 women who died in the Cijin ferry disaster into a recreational memorial park as part of the city's post-industrial transformation. This initiative transformed the ghosts of the deceased young workers into a new symbol, representing Kaohsiung's new, forward-looking and progressive identity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Death of a Female Worker is divided into three parts and eight chapters. The first part, \"Origin: The Lost,\" describes the events of the ferry accident, the subsequent handling by all parties, and the economic development context of Taiwan at the time, exploring the memorialization methods of various parties based on different contexts and purposes. The second part, \"Ghost Landscape,\" contains four chapters. In the form of ethnography, it interprets the memory landscape of the Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb, how it is closely connected to local, national, and even global memorial scales, and what kind of disputes such local memory practices have caused within the same scale and between different scales. The third part, \"Afterlife,\" explores how the focus of the word \"memory\" has shifted from \"place\" to \"action,\" focusing not on the place of commemoration, but on the process of commemoration.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnthropologists use the story of the Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb as a core to explore the shifting public narratives of the roles of female workers in post-industrial Taiwan. The book explores topics such as religious anthropology, ghost and spirit studies, women's labor history, memory and memorialization, urban studies, and placemaking, thereby analyzing the nature of public expressions of history, collective emotions, and memory, and how these fields are interconnected and intertwined. The book also explores the interplay between ghost and memory, and how ghostly apparitions can infuse complex emotions and experiences of loss, dispossession, regret, remorse, and injustice into the vocabulary of memorials, monuments, and everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“‘Haunted’ places are where memories from another perspective find voice. People often think of ghosts as a way to connect to the past. However, the past is only a prelude. What is truly important is not what we remember or forget, but how and why specific meanings are incorporated, institutionalized, or transformed in order to manage or feed the masses. Conversely, this also represents the ability of this same group of people to unlock these memories, to contest, appropriate, and intervene in them.” - Chapter 1, The Death of a Female Worker\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book touches on the question of spatial justice: in the transformation of cemeteries into parks, whose perspectives are foregrounded, and whose voices are ignored? These ghosts linger not only because they exist within certain cultural universes, but also because they represent voices and memories excluded from mainstream narratives. The three universes presented in the book—traditional Han culture, feminism, and national modernization—each with its own distinct perspectives on time and space, weave a complex story about how urban history is remembered, narrated, and reshaped. These universes usually exist in parallel, but when they meet, collide, and compromise for some reason (such as the reconstruction of the \"Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb\"), we witness a profound debate about the right to interpret history and see the significance of urban space as a cultural battlefield. -- Fang Yijie, book recommendation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recommender\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFang Yijie, Associate Professor Wang Xiuyun, Institute of Anthropology, National Tsing Hua University; Wang Meixiang, Professor of Humanities and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University; Lin Wei-pin, Associate Professor of Sociology, National Sun Yat-sen University; Fan Qing, Professor of Anthropology, National Taiwan University; Chen Meihua, Co-curator of \"Women's Footprints\" and Advisor to the Taiwan Women's Imaging Society; Huang Changling, Professor of Sociology and Dean of the College of Social Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University; Huang Jie, Professor of Political Science, National Taiwan University; Legislator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 25 young, unmarried women who died in a ferry disaster in 1973 are the tragic protagonists of countless bereavement tragedies, the subject of folk ghost stories, the martyrs of national industrialization, and the victims of feminist critiques of patriarchal oppression. The author presents a complex and multifaceted history that leaves readers unable to stop reading. —Wang Xiuyun\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA sunken ferry took the lives of 25 young female workers and left a lingering shadow on the city. \"Death of Female Workers\" takes us into this forgotten and misunderstood history, charting how the lives and deaths of 25 young female workers were reinterpreted by their parents, local communities, feminists, and the nation. Drawing from real history, this book intricately interweaves women's labor history, ghost studies, memory politics, and spatial governance. Anthropologist Li Anru offers a profound portrayal and reflection on Taiwan's post-industrial landscape, and a deeply insightful theoretical dialogue on gender and memorialization practices in an Asian context. Her meticulous anthropological writing invites us to consider: How do we remember these women? And from whose perspective do we remember them? This is not just a book about tragedy, but also a book of memory for the future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the book \"Death of Female Workers,\" Professor Li Anru explores local public history representations, collective emotions, and forms of memory through the reconstruction process of the \"Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb\" in Cijin, Kaohsiung. She tells the story of how this story opens up a new understanding of Kaohsiung: the transformation from the \"Twenty-Five Ladies' Tomb\" to the \"Working Women's Memorial Park\" involved not only the families of the deceased, the Cijin community, feminists, but also the city government. The entire book touches on their different knowledge systems, eras, and memories, and is worthy of our attention. -- Lin Wei-pin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A local Kaohsiung ghost story has taken on multiple meanings in the context of globalization. Family members believe it's the story of a filial daughter, a family breadwinner, transformed into a fairy, enjoying eternal peace. Within gender discourse, they are unsung labor heroes who forged Taiwan's economic miracle, deserving of commemoration. Urban leaders hope their final resting place will shift from a cemetery to a welcoming park. While seemingly a Kaohsiung story, it's also a story of Taiwanese modernization. — Chen Meihua\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Death of Female Workers\" allows us to hear the voices of young female workers, silenced by the tide of time. The deaths of 25 young women speak to the life experiences of countless Taiwanese women of their generation. As labor rights and gender movements progress, Taiwanese society has shifted from fear to forgetfulness to commemoration. 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