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The internet and new social formation in China: Fandom publics in the making
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The internet and new social formation in China: Fandom publics in the making

Y. Chu
Asian Studies Review, Vol.41(3), pp.496-498
2017
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Abstract

In her Preface, Weiyu Zhang attunes her readers to four themes: the question of why, after twenty years of exposure of the Chinese public to Internet technologies, democratisation is still beyond reach; her rejection of “the myth of Chinese exceptionalism”; the concept of “fandom publics”; and her reliance on her 15-year empirical data collection. The strength of the book lies above all in its informative collection of hard data...

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6 Social Sciences
6.185 Communication
6.185.184 Media and Politics
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Area Studies
Asian Studies
Cultural Studies
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Social Sciences, general
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