Soup, Love, and a Helping Hand: Social Relations and Support in Guangzhou, China

By Friederike Fleischer

Despite growing affluence, a large number of urban Chinese have problems making ends meet. Based on ethnographic research among several different types of communities in Guangzhou, China, Soup, Love and a Helping Hand examines different modes and ideologies of help/support, as well as the related issues of reciprocity, relatedness (kinship), and changing state-society relations in contemporary China. With an emphasis on the subjective experience, Fleischer's research carefully explores people's ideas about moral obligations, social expectations, and visions of urban Chinese society.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178533655X
• ISBN13: 9781785336553
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"