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Understanding Canton : rethinking popular culture in the republican period /

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This book broadens our understanding of the culture and society of Canton, the largest metropolis in South China, in the period between the two World Wars.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ho, Virgil K. Y.
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Studies on contemporary China (Oxford, England)
Subjects:
Popular culture > China > Guangzhou > History > 20th century.
Guangzhou (China) > Civilization > 20th century.
Guangzhou (China) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Culture populaire > Chine > Canton > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Civilization
Manners and customs
Popular culture
China > Guangzhou
Volkskultur
Sozialer Wandel
Glücksspiel
Prostitution
Yueju > Guangdong
Guangdong
1900-1999
Geschichte 1912-1949.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book broadens our understanding of the culture and society of Canton, the largest metropolis in South China, in the period between the two World Wars.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781435623910
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