Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xxix
6. Map of China
7. Introduction: Landscape, Mobility, Visuality 3
8. 1 Similar, with Minor Differences: A Tale of Two Villages 21
9. 2 Peasant Family Happiness: A New Socialist Countryside 73
10. 3 Leave the Fields without Leaving the Countryside: The Orders of Mobility 101
11. 4 “Take a Picture with Us” The Politics of Appearance 133
12. 5 The Ability to Be Different Socialities and Subjectivities 173
13. Conclusion: Upper Jidao, Meet Ping’an 209
14. Glossary of Chinese Characters 233
15. Notes 237
16. References 261
17. Index 285