Shanzhai
Deconstruction in Chinese
$34.03
- Paperback
104 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2017
Summary
Tracing the thread of “decreation” in Chinese thought, from constantly changing classical masterpieces to fake cell phones that are better than the original.
Shanzhai is a Chinese neologism that means “fake,” originally coined to describe knock-off cell phones marketed under such names as Nokir and Samsing. These cell phones were not crude forgeries but multifunctional, stylish, and as good as or better than the originals. Shanzhai has since spread into other parts of Chinese life, wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262534369 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262534363 |
| Author: | Byung-Chul Han, Philippa Hurd |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 104 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 110g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 114mm x 6mm |
| Series: | Untimely Meditations |
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About The Author
Byung-Chul Han
Byung-Chul Han, born in Seoul, is Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at the Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK). One of the most widely read philosophers in Europe, he is the author of more than twenty books, including four previous volumes in the MIT Press Untimely Meditations series, In the Swarm: Digital Prospects, The Agony of Eros, Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese, and Topology of Violence.
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