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Little Emperors and Material Girls Jemimah Steinfeld

Little Emperors and Material Girls By Jemimah Steinfeld

Little Emperors and Material Girls by Jemimah Steinfeld


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Little Emperors and Material Girls is the book which will change the way you see China.

Little Emperors and Material Girls Summary

Little Emperors and Material Girls by Jemimah Steinfeld

China is the world's fastest-growing economic powerhouse. Everybody knows this. But behind the headlines a once-in-a-generation sexual and cultural revolution is taking place - all in the bars, cafes and streets of China's growing mega-cities. Welcome to this new China. Writer and journalist Jemimah Steinfeld meets the young people behind the world's fastest-moving nation to unveil their attitudes towards love, life and sexuality. Young Chinese have new words to describe the world they live in: 'little emperors' - single men who have grown up under the one child policy - they're bossy and selfish; 'bare branches' - those without children; 'leftovers' - women over twenty-six who aren't married; 'comrade' - how the gay community identifies itself; 'love markets' - weekend gatherings across China where parents attempt to find husbands and wives for their children, and others show up to match-make young singles and even offer boyfriends for hire.Jemimah Steinfeld introduces the people at the heart of this world, from the woman starting China's first online dating agency to the mistresses of the rich and powerful; from the company trying to sell sex toys to China's middle-classes to the sino-punks of Beijing's bar scene. Little Emperors and Material Girls is the book which will change the way you see China.

Little Emperors and Material Girls Reviews

'A breath of fresh air...Steinfeld delves into the field, interviewing spoiled Beijing princelings, Shanghai's gay clubbers, anxious wannabe brides and others. Her findings are shocking and speak volumes about the gulf that exists between Eastern and Western ideas of identity, and how to build it... A must-read for anyone who wants to know what young Chinese kids really think about sex, relationships and romance', Time Out Shanghai

About Jemimah Steinfeld

Jemimah Steinfeld is a journalist who has worked and lived in China. She holds an MA from SOAS in China Studies and has written for The Global Times in China. A freelance writer and journalist, she writes regularly as a China correspondent for CNN, Time Out and at The Huffington Post, as well as for various print and online outlets on feminism, dating and fashion.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ixIntroduction: The Chinese Dream 1Love and Dating 1 Leftover in Beijing 11 2 Reality Bytes: The Emergence of the Internet in China 33 3 Diamond Love: China's Rich Kids and who they Date 49 4 Red Wedding: Capitalism Meets Communism in Chinese Marriage 72 5 The Other Woman: Mistress Culture Sex and Sexuality 6 Let's Talk about Sex 105 7 Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll 119 8 Half out of the Closet: Being Gay in Twenty-First-Century China 136 9 China's Pussy Riot 163 China's Now Generation 10 Leaning In: Women and China's New Power 177 11 Model Comrades: Youth, the Party and the Country 190 12 In Love with God: China's New Young Christians 214 Epilogue: London 223 Further Reading

Additional information

GOR006607258
9781780769844
1780769849
Little Emperors and Material Girls by Jemimah Steinfeld
Used - Very Good
Paperback
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
2015-02-16
240
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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