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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808507503321

Autore

Yang Fan <1977->

Titolo

Faked in China : nation branding, counterfeit culture, and globalization / / Fan Yang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-253-01852-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.) : ill

Collana

Global research studies

Disciplina

303.48/20951

Soggetti

Culture and globalization - China

Product counterfeiting - China

Branding (Marketing) - Social aspects - China

Piracy (Copyright) - China

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

"From Made in China to Created in China" : Nation Branding and the Global-National Imaginary -- From Bandit Cell Phones to Branding the Nation : Three Moments of Shanzhai -- Crazy Stone, National Cinema, and Counterfeit (Film) Culture -- Landmark, Trademark, and Intellectual Property at Beijing's Silk Street Market -- Conclusion : Cultural Imperialism and the "Chinese Dream".

Sommario/riassunto

Faked in China is a critical account of the cultural challenge faced by China following its accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001. It traces the interactions between nation branding and counterfeit culture, two manifestations of the globalizing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime that give rise to competing visions for the nation. Nation branding is a state-sanctioned policy, captured by the slogan "From Made in China to Created in China," which aims to transform China from a manufacturer of foreign goods into a nation that creates its own IPR-eligible brands. Counterfeit culture is the transnational making, selling, and buying of unauthorized products. This cultural dilemma of the postsocialist state demonstrates the unequal relations of power that persist in contemporary globalization.