Consuming China: Approaches to Cultural Change in Contemporary China (ConsumAsian Series: No. 17)

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Synopsis
Post-Mao China has been characterized in literature and the media as a burgeoning consumer society. Consuming China investigates this characterization by examining the cultural significance of consumption and consumerism in the People’s Republic of China today. In questioning the notion of consumption, this impressive work suggests that it is not simply a symptom of economic reform within China neither a product of the emergence and transformation of contemporary Chinese capitalism. Rather, the essays offer a new perspective on Chinese consumption by focusing on more than just consumerism, looking at the practices of consumption in relation to different manifestations of social and cultural change. Drawing on case studies from Taiwan, Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China, Consuming China affords a greater understanding of the practice of Chinese consumption and will appeal to China scholars and anthropologists, and to those with an interest in cultural and gender studies.
Copyright:
2006

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
256 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781135791438
Related ISBNs:
9780415546867, 9780203641842, 9780700714025
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Kevin Latham, Stuart Thompson and Jakob Klein Individual contributions
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Jakob Klein
Edited by:
Stuart Thompson
Edited by:
Kevin Latham

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