The Teahouse: Small Business, Everyday Culture, and Public Politics in Chengdu, 1900-1950

The Teahouse

Small Business, Everyday Culture, and Public Politics in Chengdu, 1900-1950

By
Di Wang
Di Wang
2008 • 377 pages

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This study examines economic, social, political, and cultural changes as funneled through the teahouses of Chengdu during the first half of the twentieth century.

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A fun and informative book if you are already interested in the topic, while others will find it dry and missing out on the potential for a more overtly spatial history of the teahouse. With all the rich material you find in the book it would not be difficult to compose such a book.

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