Consumption in China: How China's New Consumer Ideology Is Shaping the Nation

by LiAnne Yu

Consumption practices in China have been transformed at an unprecedented pace. Under Mao Zedong, the state controlled nearly all aspects of what people consumed, from everyday necessities to entertainment and the media; today, shoddy state-run stores characterized by a dearth of choices have made way for luxury malls and hypermarkets filled with a multitude of products.

Consumption in China explores what it means to be a consumer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745669700
• ISBN13: 9780745669700
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.5"