{"product_id":"the-extraordinary-in-the-mundane-9780231217910","title":"The Extraordinary in the Mundane","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do individuals address serious challenges in a context where organised gatherings are subject to strict government control? This book brings together a diverse group of scholars to explore the many ways people in China self-organise and create varied forms of coordination to solve important problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough compelling, detail-rich case studies, \u003cem\u003eThe Extraordinary in the Mundane\u003c\/em\u003e shows that family structures and networks deeply shape these modes of association. Because the public-private dichotomy does not resonate with many people in China, they rely on informal social ties, not formal organisations or state agencies, to confront personal challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapters present vivid ethnographic portraits that consider both positive and negative aspects of community formation. A woman with an autistic child creates an organisation to advocate for inclusion of neurodivergent children in public schools. A trainee in a psychological counselling course finds mutual support among other participants. A boy is taken by his father to an internet addiction treatment camp that aims to restructure family interactions. A woman in her seventies shows off the burial clothes she prepared for herself, to the admiration of a group of friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering a glimpse into the unofficial realities that often remain off the record, this book provides a wide-ranging and timely examination of the varieties of civic action in contemporary China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406339948780,"sku":"9780231217910","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81oA3Bqk1HL._SL1500.jpg?v=1773963086","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-extraordinary-in-the-mundane-9780231217910","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}