Being Modern in China : A Western Cultural Analysis of Modernity, Tradition and Schooling in China Today

Name: Being Modern in China : A Western Cultural Analysis of Modernity, Tradition and Schooling in China Today
Brand: Polity Press

Polity Press

Being Modern in China\n\nA Western Cultural Analysis of Modernity, Tradition and Schooling in China Today\n\nPaul Willis (Author)\n\n9781509538317, Polity Press\n\nPaperback / softback, published 4 October 2019\n\n240 pages\n22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.318 kg\n\n\u2018Written in a lucid and witty style, Paul Willis\u2019s book provides a uniquely penetrating lens to scrutinize the deeply held meanings and cultural nuances in China\u2019s relentless pursuit of modernity. A landmark contribution to China studies as well as the sociology of education.\u2019\nYunxiang Yan, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, and author of The Individualization of Chinese Society \n\u2018Paul Willis is a wonderful guide in surveying China\u2019s jarring juxtapositions. His analysis of the ideological imbrication of communism, consumerism and Confucianism, and his close attention to the feelings of shame, stress and guilt experienced by the losers of China\u2019s new rat rac]