Screening Post-1989 China Critical Analysis of Chinese Film and Tele

This unique book investigates the tug-of-war between the free market economy and authoritative state regulation in Chinese culture after 1989. Contextualizing close textual readings of cinematic and television texts, both officially sanctioned and indepen

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Screening Post-1989 China

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Critical Analysis of Chinese Film and Television Wing Shan Ho

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List of Figures

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Acknowledgmentsxi A Note on Translation and Romanization Introduction: How Far Can We Go in Controlling and Negotiating Cultural Production and Consumption

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Part I Screening the Economic Subject in Films 1 Selfless Party Officials and the Socialist Legacy

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2 Insulting Portrayals of the Present Era?: Selling One’