Radio and Social Transformation in China - 9781138579934

Taylor & Francis

Radio and Social Transformation in ChinaAuthor(s): Wei Lei\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138579934, 978-1138579934\nSynopsis\nThe first systematic, comprehensive and critical English-language study of radio in China, this book documents a historical understanding of Chinese radio from the early twentieth century to the present. \n\nCovering both public matters and private lives, Radio and Social Transformation in China analyses a range of themes from healthcare, migration and education, to intimacy, family and friendship. Through a concentrated and thorough scrutiny of a variety of new genres and radio practices in post-Mao China, it also investigates the interaction between radio and social change, particularly in the era of economic reform. Building on the core theoretical concept of compressed modernity, each of the radio genres explored is shown to embody Chinas efforts to achieve modernity, while simultan.