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.