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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826321203321

Autore

Cockain Alex

Titolo

Young Chinese in urban China / / Alex Cockain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012

ISBN

1-283-46185-4

9786613461858

0-203-15541-6

1-136-58059-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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

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

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 media --  8. 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.