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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461891903321

Autore

Cockain Alex

Titolo

Young Chinese in urban China / / Alex Cockain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-46185-4

9786613461858

0-203-15541-6

1-136-58059-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies on China in transition ; ; 42

Disciplina

305.2350951/091732

305.2350951091732

Soggetti

City and town life - China - History - 21st century

Urban youth - China - Social conditions - 21st century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Young Chinese in Urban China; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: moving on from images of Red Guards, the Tank Man and Little Emperors; Part I: A macro context; 2. Experiencing neighbourhoods; 3. Ambivalence and tactics for coping with the tensions of metropolitan life; 4. Bricolaic national and international orientations; Part II: A micro context; 5. Intergenerational dynamics; 6. Ambivalence towards secondary education and the bitterness of the gaokao; Part III: A mediated context

7. Engagements with traditional media8. The Internet in everyday life; 9. Online carnival; Conclusions; Appendix: research participants; Glossary of Chinese terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"This book examines the condition of being a young person in China and the way in which changes in various dimensions of urban life have affected Chinese youths' quest to understand themselves"--Publisher's description.