Karl Gerth
China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation.
Harvard University Asian Center, 2004.     Harvard East Asian monographs, 224. 0674016548 xv/445 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.25", is new, still in shrinkwrap.
"In the early twentieth century, China began to import and then to manufacture thousands of consumer goods. These commodities changed the life of millions of Chinese, but the influx of imports and the desires they created threatened many in China. Politicians worried about trade deficits and new consumer lifestyles. Intellectuals, inspired by Western political economy, feared the loss of national sovereignty. And manufacturers wondered how they could survive the flood of inexpensive imports. This book argues that the responses of these groups to the emerging consumer culture helped define and spread modern Chinese nationalism."