Governing death, making persons : the new Chinese way of death /

Governing death, making persons : the new Chinese way of death /

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Author / Creator:	Liu, Huwy-min Lucia, 1978- author.
Imprint:	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022. ©2022
Description:	xviii, 252 pages; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Funeral rites and ceremonies -- China -- Shanghai. Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Government policy -- China. Death care industry -- Government policy -- China. Death care industry -- Government ownership -- China. Funeral rites and ceremonies. Manners and customs. Shanghai (China) -- Social life and customs. China. China -- Shanghai.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13377499

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ISBN:	9781501767210 1501767216 9781501767227 1501767224 9781501767234 9781501767241
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"An ethnography of contemporary urban Chinese death rituals and the Shanghai funeral industry, this book describes how the Chinese Communist Party governed death, how such governance was used to construct specific ideas of persons and citizens, and how such governance has changed after the introduction of market economic reforms"--
Other form:	Online version: Liu, Huwy-min Lucia, 1978- Governing death, making persons Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501767234

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