This collection of 11 essays look at what happened when the world's biggest company came to set up shop in the world's biggest country. The essays are organized into three major groupings: the Walmart
Anita Chan argues that Chinese labor is too often viewed from a prism of exceptionalism and too rarely examined comparatively, even though valuable insights can be derived by analyzing China’s workfor
In Networking Peripheries, Anita Chan shows how digital culturesflourish beyond Silicon Valley and other celebrated centers of technological innovation andentrepreneurship. The evolving digital cultur
Walmart and "Made in China" are practically synonymous; Walmart imports some 70 percent of its merchandise from China. Walmart is now also rapidly becoming a major retail presence there, with close to
Anita Chan argues that Chinese labor is too often viewed from a prism of exceptionalism and too rarely examined comparatively, even though valuable insights can be derived by analyzing China’s workfor
The first two editions of Chen Village presented an enthralling account of a Chinese village in the throes of Maoist revolution followed by dramatic changes in village life and local politics during t
The eighth edition of this bestselling pocketbook is the definitive introductory guide to contraceptive advice. The latest edition summarizes all available methods of contraception and the various fac
The overwhelming role of the state in the daily affairs of the Chinese people has declined somewhat in recent years, opening up greater spaces for "unofficial" culture. Link (East Asian studies, Princ
