Shasha Lin is Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Geography Institute at Heidelberg University, Germany (s.lin@sfb1671.uni-heidelberg.de). Crossing into the United States by way of the Darién…

Gene-George Earlé is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Anthropology in the School for Social Development, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (genegeorgeearle@gmail.com). Introduction…

Ran Wei is Lecturer in Urban Studies at the School of Public Policy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China, and Visiting Fellow at…

Bérengère Durchon is a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Art and Languages (CRAL), School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris, France…

Chao-Hsuan Peng is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Historical Studies (CRH), School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris, France (chao-hsuan.peng@ehess.fr)….

Yu Luo is Associate Professor of anthropology and the Suzanne Wilson Barnett Chair in Contemporary China Studies at the University of Puget Sound, Washington, United…

Xuan Wen is Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, Chongqing Technology and Business University, China (wenxuan@ctbu.edu.cn). Introduction In the context of modernisation and development…

Pierre Miège is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (miege@hotmail.com). Introduction  Over the past…

Mariarosaria Gianninoto is Professor at the Department of Chinese Studies, University of Montpellier Paul-Valéry, France (mariarosaria.gianninoto@umpv.fr). This collection of essays, edited by Gilles Guiheux and…

Xianda Huang is a PhD student in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, United States (xh346@g.ucla.edu). As…