Paper: Luxury, Privilege, and Legitimacy: Consumption of Imported Goods from the Capitalist World in Maoist China’s Friendship Stores, 1958–78 (139th Annual Meeting (January 8-11, 2026))

Luxury, Privilege, and Legitimacy: Consumption of Imported Goods from the Capitalist World in Maoist China’s Friendship Stores, 1958–78

Saturday, January 10, 2026: 11:10 AM

Marshfield Room (Palmer House Hilton)

Zhen Zhang, University of Edinburgh

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