Youth Culture in China (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107016514)

The lives and aspirations of young Chinese (those between 14 and 26 years old) have been transformed in the past five decades. By examining youth cultures around three historical points - 1968, 1988, and 2008 - this book argues that present-day youth culture in China has both international and local roots. Paul Clark describes how the Red Guards and sent-down youth of the Cultural Revolution era carved out a space for themselves, asserting their distinctive identities, despite tight political controls. By the late 1980s, Chinese-style rock music, sports, and other recreations began to influence the identities of Chinese youth. In the 21st century, the Internet offered a new, broader space for expressing youthful fandom and frustrations. From the 1960s to the present, global youth culture has been reworked to serve the needs of the young Chinese.

Author: Paul Clark
ISBN-10: 1107016517
ISBN-13: 9781107016514
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2012
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d