New Publication
Youth Cultures in China
By Jeroen de Kloet & Anthony Y. H. Fung (University of Amsterdam; Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Polity Press, 2016.
- Fascinating portrait of the diverse experiences of Chinese youth growing up in a rapidly changing society
- Examines issues such as family, school and work interactions, use of social media, and how youth are represented in the media
- Draws on theory and conceptual ideas along with illustrations from varied empirical examples
- Explores the tensions of young people’s growing self-identity, diversity and independence in a one-party state
Polity is offering a special discount for MCLC LIST members. Visit the book’s page at http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9780745679174 and enter PY796 at online checkout for 20% discount on the paperback edition. The discount code is valid until 12/31/2016.
“Using an innovative methodology including interviews and ethnographic studies, the authors have given us a complex study of youth cultures. They do an excellent job of examining important and understudied issues as such as media representations of youth in contemporary popular and digital culture.” – Stanley Rosen, University of Southern California
“In this interrogation of the multiplicity of youth cultures in China, the authors ditch familiar stereotypes of China’s youth to explore how young urban people are charting challenging paths for China’s future. Based largely on ethnographic research, this book will appeal to non-specialist readers as well as students of contemporary Chinese culture and society.” – Harriet Evans, University of Westminster