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Street Culture in Chengdu - Public Space, Urban Commoners, and Local Politics, 1870-1930 (Hardcover)
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Street Culture in Chengdu - Public Space, Urban Commoners, and Local Politics, 1870-1930 (Hardcover)
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In traditional Chinese cities, a lively street culture was an
important part of popular culture, and street life was central to
the daily lives of city dwellers, especially the lower classes. By
examining street culture in Chengdu, an under-studied inland city,
during the transformative decades between 1870 and 1930, this book
explores the relationship between urban commoners and public space,
the role that community and neighborhood played in public life, how
the reform movement and Republican revolution changed everyday
life, and how popular culture and local politics interacted. local
newspapers, personal records, folk literature and field
investigation - the author argues that life in public spaces was
radically transformed in Chengdu in the early 20th century, and
that this resulted in the reconstruction of urban public space, the
recreation of people's public roles, and the redefinition of the
relations between ordinary people, local elites and the state. The
author thus opens a new way of understanding Chinese urban society
and culture during these transformative years.
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