num_pages: 269
description: Contemporary scholars place the rural-urban divide at the center of individual identity in China. This interdisciplinary collection traces the development and distinctions between urban and rural life and the effect on the Chinese sense of identity from the 16th century to the present day. It provides a daunting example of the influence that political ideology may exert on an individual's sense of place.
language: English
title: Town and Country in China: Identity and Perception
titlecomplete: Town and Country in China: Identity and Perception (St Antony's Series)
publisher: Palgrave MacMillan