Yanning Huang. The Class and Gender Politics of Chinese Online Discourse: Ambivalence, Sociopolitical Tensions, and Co-option. Routledge, 2024. 208 pp. £135.00. ISBN 978-1-032-43531-2(hardback)

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Published online: 5 September 2025

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Yanning Huang. The Class and Gender Politics of Chinese Online Discourse: Ambivalence, Sociopolitical Tensions, and Co-option. Routledge, 2024. 208 pp. £135.00. ISBN 978-1-032-43531-2(hardback)

Yanning Huang. The Class and Gender Politics of Chinese Online Discourse: Ambivalence, Sociopolitical Tensions, and Co-option. Routledge, 2024. 208 pp. £135.00. ISBN 978-1-032-43531-2(hardback)