{"product_id":"reinventing-chinese-tradition-ka-ming-wu-9780252039881","title":"Reinventing Chinese Tradition: The Cultural Politics of Late Socialism","description":"The final destination of the Long March and center of the Chinese Communist Party's red bases, Yan'an acquired mythical status during the Maoist era. Though the city's significance as an emblem of revolutionary heroism has faded, today's Chinese still glorify Yan'an as a sanctuary for ancient cultural traditions. \u003cp\u003eKa-ming Wu's ethnographic account of contemporary Yan'an documents how people have reworked the revival of three rural practices--paper-cutting, folk storytelling, and spirit cults--within (and beyond) the socialist legacy. Moving beyond dominant views of Yan'an folk culture as a tool of revolution or object of market reform, Wu reveals how cultural traditions become battlegrounds where conflicts among the state, market forces, and intellectuals in search of an authentic China play out. At the same time, she shows these emerging new dynamics in the light of the ways rural residents make sense of rapid social change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlive with details, \u003ci\u003eReinventing Chinese Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e is an in-depth, eye-opening study of an evolving culture and society within contemporary China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ka-Ming Wu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252039882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252039881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016","brand":"Ka-Ming Wu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086444376319,"sku":"9780252039881","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58ccfd2d-991e-494b-9d7f-bfe2a3e39a04.jpg?v=1769094707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reinventing-chinese-tradition-ka-ming-wu-9780252039881","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}