TY - BOOK AU - Wielander,Gerda AU - Hird,Derek TI - Chinese Discourses on Happiness SN - 9789888455515 AV - BF575 .C456 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - HK PB - Hong Kong University Press KW - Happiness KW - China KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Intro; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Happiness in Chinese Socialist Discourse; 2. Tibet and Happiness in Chinese Media Discourses; 3. Happiness "with a Chinese Taste"; 4. "As Long as My Daughter Is Happy"; 5. Smile Yourself Happy; 6. "Happy Housewives"; 7. Cultivating Capacity for Happiness as a Confucian Project in Contemporary China; 8. Talking of Happiness; 9. Chinese Happiness; 10. The Happiness of Unrealizable Dreams; Contributors; Index; 2; b N2 - Happiness is on China's agenda. From Xi Jinping's ""Chinese Dream"" to online chat forums, the conspicuous references to happiness are hard to miss. This groundbreaking volume analyzes how different social groups make use of the concept and shows how closely official discourses on happiness are intertwined with popular sentiments. The Chinese Communist Party's attempts to define happiness and well-being around family-focused Han Chinese cultural traditions clearly strike a chord with the wider population. The collection highlights the links connecting the ideologies promoted by the government UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2103339&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -