Pop culture China! : media, arts, and lifestyle / Kevin Latham.

Author
Latham, Kevin, 1964- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2007.
Description
xvii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

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      Series
      Popular culture in the contemporary world [More in this series]
      Summary note
      "Pop Culture China! ranges across the breadth of daily life in contemporary China, With coverage of mass media, film, regional cuisines and restaurants, leisure time, sports, theater, and martial arts. From the modernization of traditional theater to the traditional uses of modern technology, it offers a portrait of a land that is, in terms of popular culture, both ancient and very, much new to the world."--Jacket.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Contents
      • Understanding popular culture in China
      • Mass media in China
      • Television
      • Radio
      • Newspapers
      • Magazines
      • Cinema, film, and video
      • The Internet and telecommunications
      • Consumption in China
      • Leisure time, space, and consumption
      • Sports and martial arts
      • Theatre and music: setting the scene
      • Theatre and perfomance
      • Popular music
      • Afterword: looking to the future of Chinese popular culture.
      ISBN
      • 9781851095827 ((alk. paper))
      • 1851095829 ((alk. paper))
      • 9781851095872 ((ebook))
      • 185109587X ((ebook))
      LCCN
      2007009706
      OCLC
      85814225
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