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Everyday Modernity in China
. Ed(S): Dong, Madeleine Yue; Goldstein, Joshua Lewis
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Description for Everyday Modernity in China
Paperback. Examines the notion of modernity as it has been staged in the details of Chinese life. This book explores the theme of 'revaluation' - that is, the way China's move into global capitalism is commoditizing goods and services, from domestic labour to recycling and water resources, in a consumer-oriented society. Editor(s): Dong, Madeleine Yue; Goldstein, Joshua Lewis. Series: Studies in Modernity and National Identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Is modernity in non-Western societies always an “alternative” modernity, a derivative copy of an “original modernity” that began in the West? No, answer the contributors to this book, who then offer an absorbing set of case studies from modern China to make their point. By focusing on people’s ordinary routines of working, eating, going to school, and traveling, the authors examine the notion of modernity as it has been staged in the minute details of Chinese life.
Essays explore people’s basic search for food, water, and lighting during the late-Qing -- early republican era; contradictory attitudes toward women and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Modernity and National Identity
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295986029
SKU
V9780295986029
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Ref
99-19
About . Ed(S): Dong, Madeleine Yue; Goldstein, Joshua Lewis
Madeleine Yue Dong is associate professor of international studies at the University of Washington. Joshua Goldstein is assistant professor of modern Chinese history at the University of Southern California. Other contributors include Alana Boland, James Cook, Wang Hui, Rebecca Karl, Hanchao Lu, Brett Sheehan, and Hairong Yan.
Reviews for Everyday Modernity in China
"[This] approach is stimulating, the new research welcome, and the details memorable: between the shop-houses of Xiamen, the hot-dry noodles of Wuhan and the tale of Xiaohong's dismissal, readers will find much to enjoy."
The China Journal
The China Journal