Exploring how the character of city life changed after political-economic restructuring intensified in 1984, this study reveals how the change affected the creation of new physical, economic and cultural space in urban China. It draws on personal insights as well as a broad range of disciplines.

据上海商务印书馆股份有限公司1924年版译出

Chinese society has seen phenomenal change in the last 30 years. Two of the most profound changes have been the rise of the individual in both public and private spheres and the consequent individualisation of Chinese society itself. Yet, despite China's recent dramatic entrance into global politics and economics, neither of these significant shifts has been fully analysed. China presents an alternative model of social transformation in the age of globalisation; therefore, its path to development may have particular implications for the developing world. The Individualization of Chinese Society reveals how individual agency has been on the rise since the 1970s and how this has affected everyday life and Chinese society more broadly. The book presents a wide range of detailed case studies focusing on the impact of economic policy, patterns of kinship, changes in marriage relations and the socio-economic position of women, the development of youth culture, the politics of consumerism, and shifting power relations in everyday life. Exploring the rise of the individual in both rural and urban settings, The Individualization of Chinese Society provides a detailed overview of this major social phenomenon and its wider implications. About the Author/Editor

本书是美国著名人类学家武雅士等有关中国社会宗教与仪式主题的论文集。作者在实地调查基础上，对华南民间信仰做了具体而细致的研究，构建了汉族民间“神灵”的人类学解释模式，总结了汉民族的民间信仰的三种模式：官僚模式、个人模式、异端模式。所收论文16篇，如“一个台湾城镇历史中的宗教组织”、“香港的乡庙”、“台湾的建筑与超自然”、“广东的萨满信仰”、“道教仪式中的正统与异端”、“祖先崇拜和丧葬实践”、“神、鬼和祖先”等等。所论主题包括台湾、香港等地区的民间宗教信仰以及各种仪式，如道教、萨满教、祖先崇拜、鬼神信仰、丧葬仪式等等，分析潜藏在这些信仰和仪式背后的深层的社会、文化因素，揭示中国传统文化与当代社会的碰撞与交融。