Book review: Mum Fans: Identity, Feminism and Fan Culture in Contemporary China by Li Ye YeLi, Mum Fans: Identity, Feminism and Fan Culture in Contemporary China. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2025; xvi + 220 pp. with figures, tables, abbreviations, glossary, notes, references, appendix, and index: 9781032706627, £124.00 (hbk)

Alex Z. X. Koo

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  title        = {{Book review: Mum Fans: Identity, Feminism and Fan Culture in Contemporary China by Li Ye YeLi, Mum Fans: Identity, Feminism and Fan Culture in Contemporary China. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2025; xvi + 220 pp. with figures, tables, abbreviations, glossary, notes, references, appendix, and index: 9781032706627, £124.00 (hbk)}},
  author       = {Alex Z. X. Koo},
  journal      = {China Information},
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