1st Edition
China’s Vernacular Responses to the Pandemic and Its Aftermath
By Tianyang Liu
Copyright 2027
90 Pages
by
Routledge
90 Pages
by
Routledge
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Rather than focusing solely on government policy, the book explores everyday life in urban and rural China during the pandemic. It shows how people navigated uncertainty and how those experiences continue to shape daily practices after the crisis. It also explores how large-scale public health measures were interpreted and adapted.
Drawing on interviews, digital diaries, and fieldwork conducted... Read more
Introduction 1 Urban Deliberations 2 Rural Adaptations 3 Hope in the Afterlife of COVID-19 Conclusion: Epilogue as Prologue
Biography
Tianyang Liu is a political sociologist at the School of Public Policy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne. His research examines Chinese society and politics, security, and health. His work appears in leading journals, including International Affairs, Political Geography, Critical Asian Studies, and The Pacific Review, among others. He is the author of China’s Soft War on Terror (2022) and Chinese Paradiplomacy at the Peripheries (2024) and has also published extensively in Chinese.
