Things modern: material culture and everyday life in china
Auteur :
Dikotter, Frank
Éditeur :
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
ISBN :
9781850658153
Date de publication :
1 nov. 2006
Dimensions :
25,6 x 19,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Maps many changes in the material landscape of China from the mid nineteenth century to the advent of communism in 1949. This book analyses how a very pragmatic attitude towards material goods prevailed, as most consumers bought the new and discarded the old without misgivings.