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Reinventing Chinese Tradition: The Cultural Politics of Late Socialism
Ka-Ming Wu
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Hardback. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 black and white photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
The final destination of the Long March and center of the Chinese Communist Party's red bases, Yan'an acquired mythical status during the Maoist era. Though the city's significance as an emblem of revolutionary heroism has faded, today's Chinese still glorify Yan'an as a sanctuary for ancient cultural traditions.
The final destination of the Long March and center of the Chinese Communist Party's red bases, Yan'an acquired mythical status during the Maoist era. Though the city's significance as an emblem of revolutionary heroism has faded, today's Chinese still glorify Yan'an as a sanctuary for ancient cultural traditions.
Ka-ming Wu's ethnographic account of contemporary Yan'an documents how people have reworked the revival of three rural practices--paper-cutting, folk storytelling, and spirit cults--within (and beyond) the socialist legacy. Moving beyond dominant views of Yan'an folk culture as a tool of revolution or object of market reform, Wu reveals how cultural traditions become ... Read more
Alive with details, Reinventing Chinese Tradition is an in-depth, eye-opening study of an evolving culture and society within contemporary China.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Interp Culture New Millennium
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252039881
SKU
V9780252039881
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About Ka-Ming Wu
Ka-ming Wu is an assistant professor of culture and religious studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Reviews for Reinventing Chinese Tradition: The Cultural Politics of Late Socialism
"This book constitutes an excellent contribution to contemporary Chinese folklore studies and would make a wonderful addition to undergraduate courses on East Asian folklore and cross-cultural explorations of contemporary cultural politics."
Journal of American Folklore "I have read nothing like it in the field of Chinese studies. Original, insightful, and thoughtful, this book will be a must-read for a wide audience."
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Journal of American Folklore "I have read nothing like it in the field of Chinese studies. Original, insightful, and thoughtful, this book will be a must-read for a wide audience."
Lisa ... Read more