{"product_id":"9789819500543","title":"Waves of Time: Generations and Social Change in China","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWaves of Time: Generations and Social Change in China\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eXie, Wen\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #242424; background: white;\"\u003eThis book offers a compelling generational approach for understanding the intricate patterns of social change in China. While the concept of generation has been widely explored in global scholarship, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eWaves of Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e offers a fresh contribution by introducing an integrative theoretical framework of dual temporality—capturing the intersection of historical time and individual life time in shaping generational experience, identity, and consciousness. Through this framework, the author traces how unfolding episodes of transformation—including wars, revolutions, political events, economic restructurings, technological change, and shifting state policies—have defined and redefined China's generations. The book reveals that generations are not only products of history but also active agents in remaking China's social fabric, demographic trends, labor markets, political engagement, and cultural values. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eWaves of Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e is an essential read for anyone seeking to grasp the lived rhythms of Chinese modernity or the broader dynamics of generational change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-01-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789819500543\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-95-0055-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 281\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309927035020,"sku":"9789819500543","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819500543.jpg?v=1774537995","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819500543","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}