Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Illustrations and Credits Conventions 1. Introduction Part I. Dissemination: Networks and Materials 2. The Domestication of Foreign Goods 3. The Dissemination of New Objects 4. From Water to Wheel 5. Changing Cityscapes 6. Electricity, Telephone and Water Part II. Appropriation: People and Objects 7. Dwelling 8. Clothing and Grooming 9. Eating and Drinking 10. Seeing and Listening Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Promotional Information

Once again, Frank Dikotter reveals himself as a historian with real vision. This is one of his best books. -- William T. Rowe, Johns Hopkins University

About the Author

Frank Dikotter is professor of the modern history of China at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and chair professor of humanities at the University of Hong Kong. His books include Imperfect Conceptions: Medical Knowledge, Birth Defects, and Eugenics in China and Crime, Punishment, and the Prison in Modern China, 1895-1949, both published by Columbia, and The Discourse of Race in Modern China.

Reviews

"Dikotter's account of the growth of modern consumption in China is vivid, lively and compelling." -- Delia Davin, Times Literary Supplement "Engagingly written, insightful, and complemented with nearly 100 illustrations... Highly recommended." -- Choice