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