Reading Shenbao : nationalism, consumerism and individuality in China 1919-37 /
"Reading Shenbao focuses on three dimensions of Chinese modernity, as reflected through the image of Shanghai urbanites in the Shenbaonewspaper's readership. The first is nationalism; the second the penetration of consumerism into the middle class of the Chinese urban society; and the thir...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke, UK ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
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| Summary: | "Reading Shenbao focuses on three dimensions of Chinese modernity, as reflected through the image of Shanghai urbanites in the Shenbaonewspaper's readership. The first is nationalism; the second the penetration of consumerism into the middle class of the Chinese urban society; and the third, the emergence of a new concept of citizenship, in which the individual was treated as the basic unit composing the nation"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230019829 (hardback) 023001982X (hardback) |