The Art of Useless: Fashion, Media, and Consumer Culture in Contemporary China
(Part of the Global Chinese Culture Series)
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Since embarking on economic reforms in 1978, the People's Republic of China has also undergone a sweeping cultural reorganization, from proletarian culture under Mao to middle-class consumer culture today. Under these circumstances, how has a Chinese middle class come into being, and how has consumerism become the dominant ideology of an avowedly socialist country? The Art of Useless offers an innovative way to understand China's unprecedented...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231192495
ISBN13:9780231192491
Release Date:September 2021
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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