Entertainment and Politics in Contemporary China (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book advances research about China by providing an updated narrative of its entertainment life in the beginning of China's twenty-first century. As the rest of the world continues to pay keen attention to developments in China's politics, economy, and culture, the book provides insights on fascinating new developments in contemporary Chinese popular culture-including its reality television, family dramas centered around younger generations' life struggles, and social media. Furthermore, Entertainment and Politics in Contemporary China is the first book to apply the theoretical innovation of an aesthetic public sphere in examining closely the linkages between China's political life and activities in the country's culture sphere. Since concepts of public sphere and democracy largely took root from the West, Wu argues that this case study of China promises valuable insights about entertainment's role in the formation of citizenship and building of a civil society, which remains a site of great contention in Western theories and empirical efforts.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	East Asian Popular Culture
Release date:	August 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Jingsi Christina Wu
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-48263-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Public opinion & polls Promotions
LSN:	3-319-48263-7
Barcode:	9783319482637

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