China from the Margins

New Narratives of the Past and Present

Emily Williams, Loredana Cesarino

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Routledge
26 December 2025

Regional studies; Social discrimination; Sociology

Series: Communicating China

This book explores and brings to light untold stories from the margins of Chinese society. It investigates and reveals grassroots and popular cultural beliefs, amusing anecdotes, items of lore, and accounts of the strange and the unusual. It delves into questions of identity formation, considering gender, sexuality, class, generational divides, subcultures, national minorities and online communities. It examines heritage-making practices and the persistence of marginalized memories. Bringing together views from cultural studies, literature, gender studies, cultural heritage, sociology, history and more, the book argues that neither the margins nor the centre can be understood in isolation, and that by focusing on the margins, a fuller picture of Chinese society overall emerges, including new perspectives on spatial and social marginality, on hierarchies of marginality, and on neglected spaces, voices and identities.

Edited by: Emily Williams, Loredana Cesarino
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032621128
ISBN 10: 1032621125
Series: Communicating China
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 26 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Emily Williams is an Associate Professor in the Department of China Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Loredana Cesarino is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of China Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China