Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Notes on the Text xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1 A Remote Place from Three Angles 36
8. Chapter 2 Gabled Roofs and Concrete Ceilings 67
9. Chapter 3 Work Through the Food Basket 98
10. Chapter 4 Channelling Along a Centring Path 130
11. Chapter 5 The Embarrassment of Li 154
12. Chapter 6 Gambling and the Moving Boundaries of Social Heat 176
13. Chapter 7 Face Projects in Rural Construction 198
14. Conclusion Everyday Ethics, Cultural Intimacy, and Irony 223
15. Appendix A Newspaper Report 234
16. Appendix B Expenses for the Construction of a House 237
17. Appendix C List of Money-Gifts and Tasks 239
18. Appendix D Subsidies Given to Three Households 241
19. Glossary 243
20. Bibliography 257
21. Index 271