Understanding Canton: Rethinking Popular Culture in the Republican Period (Studies on Contemporary China) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Understanding Canton: Rethinking Popular Culture in the Republican Period (Studies on Contemporary China) Book

Understanding Canton : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780199282715 : 0199282714 : 16 Feb 2006 : Aims to broaden our understanding of the culture and society of Canton, the largest metroplois in South China, in the period between the two World Wars. This title redresses serious misconceptions of the extent of damage inflicted by gambling, prostitution and opium consumption on the Cantonese society and its people.Read More

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    This book broadens our understanding of the culture and society of Canton, the largest metroplois in South China, in the period between the two World Wars. It redresses serious misconceptions of the extent of damage inflicted by gambling, prostitution and opium consumption on the Cantonese society and its people. There is abundant evidence that common Cantonese were more receptive to a pro-Western mentality, despite their reputation for being jingoistic and anti-foreign. Tracing the rise of Cantonese opera as a major form of mass entertainment, and the emergence among the citizens a strong sense of pride in being a part of the modern city, help us learn more about the transformation of social and cultural life in this city in the modern era.

  • 0199282714
  • 9780199282715
  • Virgil Ho
  • 22 December 2005
  • OUP Oxford
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 520
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