Utopia and Modernity in China

The contradictions of modernisation run through the whole of modern Chinese history. The abundance of manufactured goods being sold in the west attests to China’s industrial revolution, but this capitalist vision of 'utopia' sits uneasily with traditional Chinese values. It is also in conflict with...

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Utopia and Modernity in China
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topic China and the west, Chinese relations with the west, Chinese Communist Revolution, Chinese Communist Party, Political fiction, Political film, International law, Eco-aesthetics, Cultural change, Xi Jinping, Chinese modernity, Chinese press, chinese culture, Chinese film, chinese literature, chinese history, chinese modernisation, chinese capitalism
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