Exotic Commodities
Gewicht:
1460 g
Format:
254x193x0 mm
Beschreibung:
Exotic Commodities is the first book to chart the consumption and spread of foreign goods in China from the mid-nineteenth century to the advent of communism in 1949. Richly illustrated and revealing, this volume recounts how exotic commodities were acquired and adapted in a country commonly believed to have remained "hostile toward alien things" during the industrial era.
Charts the consumption and spread of foreign goods in China from the mid-nineteenth century to the advent of communism in 1949. This volume recounts how exotic commodities were acquired and adapted in a country commonly believed to have remained "hostile toward alien things" during the industrial era.
AcknowledgmentsIllustrations and CreditsConventions 1. Introduction Part I. Dissemination: Networks and Materials 2. The Domestication of Foreign Goods3. The Dissemination of New Objects4. From Water to Wheel5. Changing Cityscapes6. Electricity, Telephone and Water Part II. Appropriation: People and Objects 7. Dwelling8. Clothing and Grooming9. Eating and Drinking10. Seeing and Listening Conclusion Notes BibliographyIndex