Irony, Cynicism And The Chinese State (routledge Contemporary China Series)
by Hans Steinmüller /
2015 / English / PDF
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Unprecedented social change in China has intensified the
contradictions faced by ordinary people. In everyday life, people
find themselves caught between official and popular discourses,
encounter radically different representations of China's past and
its future, and draw on widely diverse moral frameworks.
Unprecedented social change in China has intensified the
contradictions faced by ordinary people. In everyday life, people
find themselves caught between official and popular discourses,
encounter radically different representations of China's past and
its future, and draw on widely diverse moral frameworks.
This volume explores irony and cynicism as part of the social
life of local communities in China, and specifically in relation
to the contemporary Chinese state. It collects ethnographies of
irony and cynicism in social action, written by a group of
anthropologists who specialise in China. They use the lenses of
irony and cynicism - broadly defined to include resignation,
resistance, humour, ambiguity and dialogue - to look anew at the
social, political and moral contradictions faced by Chinese
people. The various contributions are concerned with both the
interpretation of intentions in everyday social action and
discourse, and the broader theoretical consequences of such
interpretations for an understanding of the Chinese state.
This volume explores irony and cynicism as part of the social
life of local communities in China, and specifically in relation
to the contemporary Chinese state. It collects ethnographies of
irony and cynicism in social action, written by a group of
anthropologists who specialise in China. They use the lenses of
irony and cynicism - broadly defined to include resignation,
resistance, humour, ambiguity and dialogue - to look anew at the
social, political and moral contradictions faced by Chinese
people. The various contributions are concerned with both the
interpretation of intentions in everyday social action and
discourse, and the broader theoretical consequences of such
interpretations for an understanding of the Chinese state.
As a study of irony and cynicism in modern China and their
implications on the social and political aspects of everyday
life, this book will be of huge interest to students and scholars
of social and cultural anthropology, Chinese culture and society,
and Chinese politics.
As a study of irony and cynicism in modern China and their
implications on the social and political aspects of everyday
life, this book will be of huge interest to students and scholars
of social and cultural anthropology, Chinese culture and society,
and Chinese politics.
