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Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

By: Lu Aiguo,Manuel F. Montes

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Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

By: Lu Aiguo,Manuel F. Montes

The Asian road to the market has generally been seen as a model of success and the object of widespread admiration. This volume evaluates the actual experience and debunks some of the most widespread myths. It does so by identifying the link between alternative transition models, public policies and household responses on the one hand, and key welfare changes on the other. Even in countries experiencing sustained growth, there have been unmistakable signs of deep social strain.

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Springer

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0230503896

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9780230503892

Image, Imagination and Imaginarium

Remapping World War II Monuments in Greater China

By: Lu Pan

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Image, Imagination and Imaginarium

Remapping World War II Monuments in Greater China

By: Lu Pan

This book explores five cases of monument and public commemorative space related to World War II (WWII) in contemporary China (Mainland), Hong Kong and Taiwan, all of which were built either prior to or right after the end of the War and their physical existence still remains. Through the study on the monuments, the project illustrates past and ongoing controversies and contestations over Chinese nation, sovereignty, modernism and identity. Despite their historical affinities, the three societies in question, namely, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, vary in their own ways of telling, remembering and forgetting WWII. These divergences are not only rooted in their different political circumstances and social experiences, but also in their current competitions, confrontations and integrations. This book will be of great interest to historians, sinologists and analysts of new Asian nationalism.

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423

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Springer Nature

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9811596743

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9789811596742

Ma Xiangbo and the Mind of Modern China

By: Ruth Hayhoe,Yongling Lu

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Ma Xiangbo and the Mind of Modern China

By: Ruth Hayhoe,Yongling Lu

An in-depth study of Ma Xiangbo, one of the most prominent Catholic thinkers in modern China.

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341

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Routledge

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1315480247

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9781315480244

Museums in China

Power, Politics and Identities

By: Tracey Lie Dan Lu

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Museums in China

Power, Politics and Identities

By: Tracey Lie Dan Lu

From the earliest museums established by Western missionaries in order to implement religious and political power, to the role they have played in the formation of the modern Chinese state, the origin and development of museums in mainland China differ significantly from those in the West. The occurrence of museums in mainland China in the late nineteenth century was primarily a result of internal and external conflicts, Westernization and colonialism, and as such they were never established solely for enjoyment and leisure. Using a historical and anthropological framework, this book provides a holistic and critical review on the establishment and development of museums in mainland China from 1840 to the present day, and shows how museums in China have been used by a wide range of social, political, and state actors for a number of economic, religious, political and ideological purposes. Indeed, Tracey L-D Lu examines the key role played by museums in reinforcing social segmentation, influencing the economy, protecting cultural heritage and the construction and enhancement of ethnic identities and nationalism, and how they have throughout their history helped the powerful to govern the less powerful or the powerless. More broadly, this book provides important comparative insights on museology and heritage management, and questions who the key stakeholders are, how museums reflect broader social and cultural changes, and the relationship between museum and heritage management. Drawing on extensive archival research and anthropological fieldwork, as well as the author’s experience working as a museum curator in mainland China in the late 1980s, Museums in China such will be of great interest to students and scholars working across museology, heritage studies, tourism studies Chinese culture and Chinese history.

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255

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Routledge

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1134081626

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9781134081622

Transnational Chinese Cinemas

Identity, Nationhood, Gender

By: Sheldon H. Lu

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Transnational Chinese Cinemas

Identity, Nationhood, Gender

By: Sheldon H. Lu

Zhang Yimou's first film, Red Sorghum, took the Golden Bear Award in 1988 at the Berlin International Film Festival. Since then Chinese films have continued to arrest worldwide attention and capture major film awards, winning an international following that continues to grow. Transnational Chinese Cinemas spans nearly the entire length of twentieth-century Chinese film history. The volume traces the evolution of Chinese national cinema, and demonstrates that gender identity has been central to its formation. Femininity, masculinity and sexuality have been an integral part of the filmic discourses of modernity, nationhood, and history. This volume represents the most comprehensive, wide-ranging, and up-to-date study of China's major cinematic traditions. It is an indispensable source book for modern Chinese and Asian history, politics, literature, and culture.

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429

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824865294

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9780824865290

Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts

By: Lu Zhouxiang

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Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts

By: Lu Zhouxiang

Chinese martial arts is considered by many to symbolise the strength of the Chinese and their pride in their history, and has long been regarded as an important element of Chinese culture and national identity. Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts comprehensively examines the development of Chinese martial arts in the context of history and politics, and highlights its role in nation building and identity construction over the past two centuries. This book explores how the development of Chinese martial arts was influenced by the ruling regimes’ political and military policies, as well as the social and economic environment. It also discusses the transformation of Chinese martial arts into its modern form as a competitive sport, a sport for all and a performing art, considering the effect of the rapid transformation of Chinese society in the 20th century and the influence of Western sports. The text concludes by examining the current prominence of Chinese martial arts on a global scale and the bright future of the sport as a unique cultural icon and national symbol of China in an era of globalisation. Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts is important reading for researchers, students and scholars working in the areas of Chinese studies, Chinese history, political science and sports studies. It is also a valuable read for anyone with a special interest in Chinese martial arts.

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Routledge

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1351610031

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9781351610032

Chinese Fans of Japanese and Korean Pop Culture

Nationalistic Narratives and International Fandom

By: Lu Chen

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Chinese Fans of Japanese and Korean Pop Culture

Nationalistic Narratives and International Fandom

By: Lu Chen

How can Japanese popular culture gain numerous fans in China, despite pervasive anti-Japanese sentiment? How is it that there’s such a strong anti-Korean sentiment in Chinese online fan communities when the official Sino-Korean relationship is quite stable before 2016? Avid fans in China are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding to make gifts to their idols in foreign countries. Tabloid reports on Japanese and Korean celebrities have been known to trigger nationalist protests in China. So, what is the relationship between Chinese fandom of Japanese and Korean popular culture and nationalist sentiment among Chinese youth? Chen discusses how Chinese fans of Japanese and Korean popular culture have formed their own nationalistic discourse since the 1990s. She argues that, as nationalism is constructed from various entangled ideologies, narratives, myths and collective memories, popular culture simply becomes another resource for the construction of nationalism. Fans thus actively select, interpret and reproduce the content of cultural products to suit their own ends. Unlike existing works, which focus on the content of transnational cultural flows in East Asia, this book focuses on the reception and interpretation of the Chinese audience.

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1315414716

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Street Criers

A Cultural History of Chinese Beggars

By: Hanchao Lu

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Street Criers

A Cultural History of Chinese Beggars

By: Hanchao Lu

This is a rich and comprehensive study of beggars’ culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-twentieth century, with a glance at the resurgence of beggars in China today. Generously illustrated, the book brings to life the concepts and practices of mendicancy including organized begging, state and society relations as reflected in the issues of poverty, public opinions of beggars and various factors that contribute to almsgiving, the role of gender in begging, and street people and Communist politics. Panoramically, the reader will see that the culture and institution of Chinese mendicancy, which had its origins in earlier centuries, remained remarkably consistent through time and space and that there were perennial and lively interactions between the world of beggars and mainstream society.

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Stanford University Press

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080475148X

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9780804751483

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

From Policy to Podium

By: Yaoyao Dai,Lu Wei Rose Luqiu

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Wolf Warrior Diplomacy and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

From Policy to Podium

By: Yaoyao Dai,Lu Wei Rose Luqiu

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: From Policy to Podium traces the evolution of Chinese foreign policy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping, examining the domestic and international role that aggression plays in the diplomacy of the Chinese Communist Party. Yaoyao Dai and Lu Wei Rose Luqiu demonstrate that China’s diplomacy has constantly evolved with the changing domestic environment and global power balance and that, at the behest of Xi Jinping, “Wolf Warrior” diplomats in China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have embraced a more confident and proactive role in foreign policy. Combining advanced computational methods with analysis of press conferences, public speeches, and government statements, this book offers a comprehensive evaluation of continuity and change in the diplomatic language of the Chinese Communist Party and media reactions to Chinese diplomacy in the Global South. This book will be of particular interest to scholars of communication, rhetoric, political science, and international relations.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1666914061

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Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

By: Lu Aiguo,Manuel F. Montes

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A Review of Welfare Changes in Asian Transitional Economies

By: Aiguo Lu

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A Review of Welfare Changes in Asian Transitional Economies

By: Aiguo Lu

In examining the welfare situation, this publication explores the relationship between economic changes & social development in Asian transition economies. It emphasises human welfare as the ultimate goal of transition, suggesting a need to move away from a one-sided focus on economic growth to a people-oriented approach through the adoption of policies which place the well-being of the population at the centre of transitional & development strategies.

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United Nations Publications

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9529520573

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Book's by Lu Aiguo

Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

Image, Imagination and Imaginarium

Image, Imagination and Imaginarium

Ma Xiangbo and the Mind of Modern China

Ma Xiangbo and the Mind of Modern China

Museums in China

Museums in China

Transnational Chinese Cinemas

Transnational Chinese Cinemas

Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts

Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts

Chinese Fans of Japanese and Korean Pop Culture

Chinese Fans of Japanese and Korean Pop Culture

Street Criers

Street Criers

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Wolf Warrior Diplomacy and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

Poverty, Income Distribution and Well-Being in Asia During the Transition

A Review of Welfare Changes in Asian Transitional Economies

A Review of Welfare Changes in Asian Transitional Economies

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