'Do you eat meat everyday'? Food, distinction and social change in contemporary rural China

<p>During my fieldwork in rural China, the question of what I was fed by my landlady was a matter of great contention amongst villagers. Locals competing for my (financial?) attention questioned her entitlement and her dignity as a host on the basis of her refusal to purchase meat every day. C...

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Main Author: Lora-Wainwright, A
Other Authors: British Inter-University China Centre (BICC)
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: 2007
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