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The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness - Anxieties, Hopes, and Moral Tensions in Everyday Life (Paperback) Loot Price: R751
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The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness - Anxieties, Hopes, and Moral Tensions in Everyday Life (Paperback): Becky Yang Hsu, Richard...

The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness - Anxieties, Hopes, and Moral Tensions in Everyday Life (Paperback)

Becky Yang Hsu, Richard Madsen

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What defines "happiness," and how can we attain it? The ways in which people in China ask and answer this universal question tell a lot about the tensions and challenges they face during periods of remarkable political and economic change. Based on a five-year original study conducted by a select team of China experts, The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness begins by asking if Chinese citizens' assessment of their life is primarily a judgment of their social relationships. The book shows how different dimensions of happiness are manifest in the moral and ethical understandings that embed individuals in specific communities. Vividly describing the moral dilemmas experienced in contemporary Chinese society, the rituals of happiness performed in modern weddings, the practices of conviviality carried out in shared meals, the professional tensions confronted by social workers, and the hopes and frustrations shared by political reformers, the contributors to this important study illuminate the causes of anxiety and reasons for hope in China today.

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Imprint: University of California Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2019
First published: 2019
Editors: Becky Yang Hsu • Richard Madsen
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-30632-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN: 0-520-30632-5
Barcode: 9780520306325

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