Cécile Armand – författare

La publicité en Chine : naissance d’une industrie (1914–1956) propose une perspective novatrice sur l''émergence de la société de consommation chinoise à travers une analyse historique approfondie de l''industrie publicitaire dans la Chine pré-communiste. En s''appuyant sur des sources primaires jusqu''ici inexploitées (littérature professionnelle, journaux, photographies, archives municipales), ce livre retrace la formation et l''influence croissante des agences et des associations de publicitaires professionnels. Il montre que cette profession hybride et transnationale a joué un rôle essentiel dans l’introduction de nouveaux biens de consommation en Chine et dans la fabrique du mythe des « quatre cents millions de consommateurs ». Ce livre intéressera des chercheurs et étudiants spécialistes de l''histoire de la Chine moderne, des études urbaines et de la consommation, des médias et de la communication de masse, ainsi que des professionnels de la publicité et du marketing.

La publicité en Chine : naissance d’une industrie (1914–1956) propose une perspective novatrice sur l''émergence de la société de consommation chinoise à travers une analyse historique approfondie de l''industrie publicitaire dans la Chine pré-communiste. En s''appuyant sur des sources primaires jusqu''ici inexploitées (littérature professionnelle, journaux, photographies, archives municipales), ce livre retrace la formation et l''influence croissante des agences et des associations de publicitaires professionnels. Il montre que cette profession hybride et transnationale a joué un rôle essentiel dans l’introduction de nouveaux biens de consommation en Chine et dans la fabrique du mythe des « quatre cents millions de consommateurs ». Ce livre intéressera des chercheurs et étudiants spécialistes de l''histoire de la Chine moderne, des études urbaines et de la consommation, des médias et de la communication de masse, ainsi que des professionnels de la publicité et du marketing.

Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources, including professional literature, newspapers, photographs, and municipal archives, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession, fostered by professional organizations, agencies, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history, urban and consumer studies, media and mass communication, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing.

Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources, including professional literature, newspapers, photographs, and municipal archives, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession, fostered by professional organizations, agencies, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history, urban and consumer studies, media and mass communication, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing.

Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources, including professional literature, newspapers, photographs, and municipal archives, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession, fostered by professional organizations, agencies, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history, urban and consumer studies, media and mass communication, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing.

Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in Modern Shanghai (1905-1949) unveils the silent revolution advertising brought to Shanghai’s press and urban life during the pre-communist era. While traditional scholarship often treats advertising as a commercial tool or cultural “mirror,” this book reveals its transformative role as a driver of municipal policies and public engagement among urban elites within the transnational context of the treaty ports. Drawing on untapped sources—municipal archives, photographs, newspapers—and employing innovative digital methods like Geographic Information System, the author examines how advertising reshaped urban landscapes, nightlife, traffic management, and the physical appearance, content, and business model of Republican-era newspapers. As a sequel to Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (De Gruyter, 2024), this book shifts the focus from the rise of advertising as an industry to its social and political impact in early 20th-century China. It will engage students and scholars of modern Chinese history, urban and media studies, as well as professionals in advertising and urban management.

In the past decades, the world has watched the rise of China as an economic and military power and the emergence of Chinese transnational elites. What may seem like an entirely new phenomenon marks the revival of a trend initiated at the end of the Qing. The redistribution of power, wealth and knowledge among the newly formed elites matured during the Republican period. This volume demonstrates both the difficulty and the value of re-thinking the elites in modern China. It establishes that the study of the dynamic tensions within the elite and among elite groups in this epochal era is within reach if we are prepared to embrace forms of historical inquiry that integrate the abundant and even limitless historical resources, and to engage with the rich repertoire of digital techniques/instruments available and question our previous research paradigms.This renewed approach brings historical research closer to an integrative data-rich history of modern China.