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Service encounters : class, gender, and the market for social distinction in urban China /

Hanser, Amy.

Service encounters : class, gender, and the market for social distinction in urban China / Amy Hanser. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008. - viii, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221 and index.

Introduction -- Revolution and reform : the business of retail in modern China -- Service work with socialist characteristics -- Distinction work and the gendered production of class -- The underground and counter strategies of distinction -- Post-socialist distinction work -- Conclusion.

9780804758369 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804758376 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2007035233


Social classes--China.
Social stratification--China.
Sex role--China.
Markets--China.


China--Social conditions--2000-
China--Economic conditions--2000-

305.5/560951 / H 249