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China's Shanzhai Culture: ‘Grabism’ and the politics of hybridity

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China's Shanzhai Culture: ‘Grabism’ and the politics of hybridity. / Chubb, Andrew.
In: Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 24, No. 92, 2015, p. 260-279.

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Chubb A. China's Shanzhai Culture: ‘Grabism’ and the politics of hybridity. Journal of Contemporary China. 2015;24(92):260-279. Epub 2014 Sept. doi: 10.1080/10670564.2014.932159

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Chubb, Andrew. / China's Shanzhai Culture : ‘Grabism’ and the politics of hybridity. In: Journal of Contemporary China. 2015 ; Vol. 24, No. 92. pp. 260-279.

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