Consuming China : approaches to cultural change in contemporary China
Kevin Latham, Jakob Klein, Stuart Thompson
Post-Mao China has been characterized in literature and the media as a burgeoning consumer society. Consuming Chinainvestigates 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 Chinaaffords 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.
年:
2009
出版社:
Taylor & Francis US
语言:
english
页:
246
ISBN 10:
0203641841
ISBN 13:
9780203641842
系列:
ConsumAsiaN Book Series
文件:
PDF, 1.19 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2009