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Driving toward Modernity

- Cars and the Lives of the Middle Class in Contemporary China

About Driving toward Modernity

In Driving toward Modernity, Jun Zhang ethnographically explores the entanglement between the rise of the automotive regime and emergence of the middle class in South China. Focusing on the Pearl River Delta, one of the nation's wealthiest regions, Zhang shows how private cars have shaped everyday middle-class sociality, solidarity, and...

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781501738395
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 240
  • Published:
  • October 14, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 907 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: January 26, 2025

Description of Driving toward Modernity

In Driving toward Modernity, Jun Zhang ethnographically explores the entanglement between the rise of the automotive regime and emergence of the middle class in South China. Focusing on the Pearl River Delta, one of the nation's wealthiest regions, Zhang shows how private cars have shaped everyday middle-class sociality, solidarity, and...

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