Unending Capitalism: How Consumerism Negated China's Communist Revolution

ISBN-13: 9780521688468 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 394 str.

Karl Gerth

Opis

In this provocative account, Karl Gerth argues that consumerism rather than communism explains the history of China since 1949.

Recenzje

'Unending Capitalism is a well-researched book about rising consumerism within a socialist society. The book provides a detailed look at how the need for speedy economic growth and industrialisation led to the CCP's decision to prioritise capitalism over long-term socialist goals.' Jiarui Wu, China Perspectives

Spis treści

Introduction: consumerism and capitalism; 1. Self-expanding and compulsory consumerism; 2. Building state capitalism across 1949; 3. Soviet influences on state consumerism; 4. State consumerism in advertising, posters, and films; 5. State consumerism in the service sector; 6. Consumerism in the cultural revolution; 7. The Mao badge phenomenon as consumer fad; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.