Abstract

Reviewing research whose subjects echo one’s own work is a fascinating and stimulating exercise. Des lieux en commun resonates in fact with two ethnographic studies I carried out in Beijing, one in the mid-1990s on the collective dance of yangge (秧歌), and the other more recently on the controversial renovation of the district of Gulou. Isabelle Thireau’s volume deals with Tianjin. Based on an immersive fieldwork, the author presents two distinct experiences of public gatherings. The first is ...

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