The libidinal economy of China : gender, nationalism, and consumer culture /

Vig, Perry Johansson, 1963-

The libidinal economy of China : gender, nationalism, and consumer culture / Perry Johansson. - Lanham : Lexington Books, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (vii, 143 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: consumer culture, nationalism, and the beauty of woman -- Femininity after Mao -- Repatriation of difference -- Fashion anxiety -- Breasts, modernity, and white skin -- To love a Western woman -- The sexual geopolitics of "China" -- Conclusion: the gaze of the other.



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Consumption (Economics)--Social aspects--History.--China
Consumers--History.--China
Sex--History.--China
Sex role--History.--China
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--History.--China


Electronic Books.

HC430 / .L535 2015