Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese by Byung-Chul Han

Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese

Byung-Chul Han with Philippa Hurd

104 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
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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 bette...

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