Economic growth and a rising middle class consumer base make emerging markets an
attractive prospect for many international businesses. Changing patterns of retail in these …

Li Fang* is relieved that she found a husband just in the nick of time. The parents of the
university graduate and former human resources manager in Beijing feared that their only …

This book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods in understanding
space and place, and considers how ethnographically-based spatial analyses can yield …

Following the notion of the entrepreneurial city, this paper examines recent scholarship
about China's urban governance. Despite prevailing marketisation, the role of the state is …

Planning for Growth: Urban and Regional Planning in China provides an overview of the
changes in China's planning system, policy, and practices using concrete examples and …

Contemporary Chinese feminism has drawn much attention in academe and popular media,
yet its ontological roots and the politics of naming has largely escaped scrutiny. This paper …

Emily T. Yeh's Taming Tibet is one of the best analyses of the contemporary socioeconomics
and politics of development of Tibet. The book is based on powerful ethnographic details …

In 2004, Vanessa Fong offered a groundbreaking ethnographic exploration of the social,
economic, and psychological development of children born since China's one-child policy …

Over the past few decades, India has experienced a sudden and spectacular urban
transformation. Gleaming business complexes encroach on fields and villages. Giant …