1 Bamboo Objects and Socialist Construction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Making Revolution Material 1
5. 1 Bamboo Objects and Socialist Construction 20
6. 2 The Brick 40
7. 3 Design and Handicraft 63
8. 4 Dance Props and the Rural Imaginary 84
9. 5 Mobile Projectionists and the Things They Carried 102
10. 6 Outside Objects and Material Propaganda 125
11. 7 The Problematics of Plenty 146
12. 8 Nationalizing Food Provision in Beijing 161
13. 9 One Country, Two Material Cultures 183
14. 10 The Makings of China’s Cold War Motor City 200
15. Afterword: Material Culture and the Socialist Uncanny in Mao’s China 219
16. Chinese Character Glossary 233
17. Selected Bibliography 235
18. List of Contributors 241
19. Index 243