Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese by Philippa Hurd, Byung-Chul Han

Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese

Futuros Próximos #10

Philippa Hurd, Byung-Chul Han

104 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy informative reflective slow-paced

Description

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 bett...

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