Globalization and Cultural Trends in China
Author | : Kang Liu |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2003-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 0824827597 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780824827595 |
Rating | : 4/5 (595 Downloads) |
Download or read book Globalization and Cultural Trends in China written by Kang Liu and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2003-12-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely work, Liu Kang argues that globalization in China is both a historical condition in which the country's gaige kaifang (reform and opening up) has unfolded and a set of values or ideologies by which it and the rest of the globe are judged. Moreover, globalization signals a significant ascendancy of culture. Liu examines China's current ideological struggles in political discourse, intellectual debate, popular culture, avant-garde literature, the news media, and the internet. With careful textual analysis and observation informed by critical theories and cultural studies, he offers a forceful critique of the Chinese version of globalism that privileges economic development at the expense of social justice and equality.