Chapter 1 The Construction of a Fieldwork Project in the People’s Republic of China; Part 1 Theory; Chapter 2 Anthropology and the Study of Practice; Part 2 The Ordinary; introduction1 Introduction; Chapter 3 The Structure of China’s Urban Society; Chapter 4 Changes and Continuities Under the Reforms; Part 3 The Extraordinary; intoduction2 Introduction; Chapter 5 The Tradition of Protest; Chapter 6 The People’s Movement; Part 4 Conclusion; Chapter 7 Conclusion;