China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation by Gerth, Karl
China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation by Gerth, Karl

China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation

"Chinese people should consume Chinese products!" This slogan was the catchphrase of a movement in early twentieth-century...
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
SKU: 9780674016545
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 801 left in stock
Author: Karl Gerth
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $498.51
10 customers are viewing this product
China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation by Gerth, Karl

China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation

$498.51
China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation by Gerth, Karl

China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation

$498.51
Author: Karl Gerth
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

"Chinese people should consume Chinese products!" This slogan was the catchphrase of a movement in early twentieth-century China that sought to link consumption and nationalism by instilling a concept of China as a modern "nation" with its own "national products." From fashions in clothing to food additives, from museums to department stores, from product fairs to advertising, this movement influenced all aspects of China's burgeoning consumer culture. Anti-imperialist boycotts, commemorations of national humiliations, exhibitions of Chinese products, the vilification of treasonous consumers, and the promotion of Chinese captains of industry helped enforce nationalistic consumption and spread the message--patriotic Chinese bought goods made of Chinese materials by Chinese workers in factories owned and run by Chinese.

In China Made, Karl Gerth argues that two key forces shaping the modern world--nationalism and consumerism--developed in tandem in China. Early in the twentieth century, nationalism branded every commodity as either "Chinese" or "foreign," and consumer culture became the place where the notion of nationality was articulated, institutionalized, and practiced. Based on Chinese, Japanese, and English-language archives, magazines, newspapers, and books, this first exploration of the historical ties between nationalism and consumerism reinterprets fundamental aspects of modern Chinese history and suggests ways of discerning such ties in all modern nations.

Author: Karl Gerth
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 09/01/2004
Pages: 425
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.48w x 1.23d
ISBN: 9780674016545

About the Author
Gerth, Karl: - Karl Gerth is Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina.
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51
Example product title
HK$498.51
HK$498.51

Recently Viewed Products