Youth Culture in China: From Red Guards to Netizens. Paul Clark

by Paul Clark

Book Overview

The lives and aspirations of young Chinese (those between 14 and 26 years old) have been transformed in the past five decades. By examining youth cultures around three historical points - 1968, 1988, and 2008 - this book argues that present-day youth culture in China has both international and local roots. Paul Clark describes how the Red Guards and sent-down youth of the Cultural Revolution era carved out a space for themselves, asserting their distinctive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107602505
• ISBN13: 9781107602502
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"