The rural ethnic as political projects: development's storied edges -- The politics of compulsory education: universal ideals and local discontent -- New bottles, old wine: governing "quality" and the new curriculum reform -- Emperor's new clothes: unlocking educational audit culture in Qiandongnan -- Tourism as spatial pedagogy and new rural literacy -- The way out (??): life after the school walls crumble
Summary
Illustrates the changing significance of what it means to be educated, rural, and ethnic in Southwest China