Drink Water, But Remember the Source

Drink Water, But Remember the Source
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9780520260955
ISBN-13 : 0520260953
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Book Synopsis Drink Water, But Remember the Source by : Ellen Oxfeld

Download or read book Drink Water, But Remember the Source written by Ellen Oxfeld and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drink Water, But Remember the Source is a lively and readable ethnography that will reshape our understanding of moral discourse in the Chinese countryside. Oxfeld greatly improves upon the usual claims that China is losing all forms of communal morality by illustrating the multiplicity of views refracted through concrete events."—Robert P. Weller, Boston University


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