China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation
- ISBN-10
- 0674016548
- ISBN-13
- 9780674016545
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 445
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard Univ Asia Center
- Author
- Karl Gerth
Description
Based on Chinese, Japanese and English-language archives, this text explores the historical ties between nationalism and consumerism in China.
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