As China Goes, So Goes the World: How Chinese Consumers Are Transforming Everything In this revelatory examination of the most overlooked force that is changing the face of China, the Oxford historian and scholar of modern Asia Karl Gerth shows that as the Chinese consumer goes, so goes the world. Even rural Chinese, long
| TITLE | : | As China Goes, So Goes the World: How Chinese Consumers Are Transforming Everything |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.73 (574 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0809026899 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 272 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2011-10-25 |
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In this revelatory examination of the most overlooked force that is changing the face of China, the Oxford historian and scholar of modern Asia Karl Gerth shows that as the Chinese consumer goes, so goes the world. While Americans and Europeans have become increasingly worried about China's competition for manufacturing jobs and energy resources, they have overlooked an even bigger story: China's rapid development of an American-style consumer culture, which is revolutionizing the lives of hundreds of millions of Chinese and has the potential to reshape the world. This change is already well under way. China has become the world's largest consumer of everything from automobiles to beer and has begun to adopt such consumer habits as living in large single-occupancy homes, shopping in gigantic malls, and eating meat-based diets served in fast-food outlets. Even rural Chinese, long the lagg
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly Although China remains nominally socialist, consumerism has become deeply entrenched, the ramifications of which will be considerable--and global--according to Gerth (China Made), Oxford University professor of modern Chinese history. He paints a vivid picture--and historical context--for the waning of frugality and the traditionally high rates of saving and the rise of pop culture, luxury-brand consumption and car culture, a burgeoning advertising industry, the ubiquity of Chinese counterfeits, and--more sordidly--the development of the largest commercial sex work force in the world, the theft of baby girls for adoption export, and the sale of essential organs. Gerth makes an arresting argument that Chinese consumption may be the panacea for the scrabbling economies of the West; Chinese demand for American and European high-tech goods, financial services, and othe
This is the same exact book as the hardcover versioneven with the glossy pagesexcept that it has been 3 hole punched and has a soft cover! This is great! Fit's perfectly into a nice 3 ring binder and it even comes with the mini atlas like the hardcover version!. This is not to say that I don't agree with their method; on the contrary, I think it's wonderful - for the right degree of regrets. On 8 September 1934, the American passenger-liner Morro Castle (11,520 gross registered tons), under temporary Captain W. The passengers and crew ranged from saint to sinner and 80 years later, questions still remain about the causes of this disaster.
The writing is clear and concise while the numerous photos lend great impact to the book's content. The steps of "recognize, release, redeem" seem right on the money to me. We really wanted to love the book, but had to return it for something
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