Young Chinese in urban China / / Alex Cockain

• Autore: Cockain Alex
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012; Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.2350951/091732; 305.2350951091732
• Soggetto topico: City and town life - China - History - 21st century; Urban youth - China - Social conditions - 21st century
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Young Chinese in urban China
• ISBN: 1-283-46185-4; 9786613461858; 0-203-15541-6; 1-136-58059-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789957203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies on China in transition ; ; 42.