David R. StroupMay 31, 20166 minRecap: Qinghai's halal food industry, and The Qinghai International Halal Food and Minority ProdIf you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll probably note that there are several oft-recurring themes that it hits on time and...
David R. StroupMar 24, 20164 min"One small market can represent the whole of global society": the politics of marketplacesInvocations of "the market" in political science tend towards the macro-level. We are all too often want to zoom out to a bird's eye...
David R. StroupJan 21, 20167 minIn Praise of La Mian (拉面, hand-stretched noodles)Regular readers of this blog will note that "the sociology of food and culture" is one of my favorite, and most repeatedly discussed...
David R. StroupNov 23, 20154 minIntroducing a new wrinkle regarding ethnicity and BBQ: 猪肉串 (Pork Kebabs)Here at the China at the Crossroads blog, I'm all about giving my readers the hard-hitting analysis that I know they crave. It's for this...