The growth of markets and consumerism in China’s post-Mao era of
political and economic reform is a story familiar to many. By
contrast, the Mao period (1949–1976)—rightly framed as a time
of scarcity—initially appears to have had little material culture
to speak of. Yet people attributed great meaning to materials and
objects often precisely because they were rare and difficult to
obtain. This first volume devoted to the material history of the
period explores the paradox of material culture under Chinese
Communist Party rule and illustrates how central materiality was to
individual and collective desire, social and economic construction
of the country, and projections of an imminent socialist utopia
within reach of every man and woman, if only they worked hard
enough. Bringing together scholars of Chinese art, cinema, culture,
performance, and more, this volume shares groundbreaking research
on the objects and practices of everyday life in Mao’s China,
from bamboo and bricks to dance and film. With engaging narratives
and probing analysis, the contributors make a place for China’s
experience in the history of global material culture and the study
of socialist modernity.
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