{"product_id":"9781350216600","title":"Chinese Fashion From Mao to Now","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDress, Body, Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eChinese Fashion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Mao to Now\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJuanjuan Wu | Joanne B. Eicher\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow has fashion mirrored the social and cultural changes that have taken place in modern China? To what extent has fashion contributed to those changes?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 15 years since the first edition of \u003ci\u003eChinese Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e was published, China has surpassed the US as the world's biggest fashion market and may continue to expand. With rapid urbanization and increasing spending power of the population, China is now a leading consumer and creator of contemporary fashion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this revised, 2nd edition, new material highlights the momentous changes that have taken place in Chinese fashion and its relationship with the country's rapidly evolving technology, economy, politics, and society over the past decade and a half. With a new preface touching on China's recent crises and their impact on the fashion industry, including the trade war with the U.S. and the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic, Juanjuan Wu provides an updated account of modern Chinese fashion from 1978 to the present day, set against the backdrop of the changing East-West dynamic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChinese Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e offers a historical analysis of the development of the industry, as well as an investigation of the relationship between dress, gender, identity and consumption in contemporary China, providing an invaluable introduction to one of the most powerful fashion countries in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJuanjuan Wu\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Design Innovation at the University of Minnesota, USA\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350216600\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936258752652,"sku":"9781350216600","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2d8e5402-0d27-4b5c-aeec-a4264a5daeab.jpg?v=1786016413","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350216600","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}