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- catalog abstract ""Born in China, Jianying Zha now spends part of the year there and the rest in the United States. From her constant contact (and in many cases friendship) with a dynamic group of young novelists, filmmakers, and artists in China, she is able to describe a wide range of developments largely unknown to Western readers: the careful planning of television soap operas to placate popular unrest after Tiananmen, the growth of sex tabloids and pornography, the new generation of entrepreneurs successfully bringing to the mainland the consumer techniques of Hong Kong and the West, and the politics behind the censorship and commercial success of the film directors Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine) and Zhang Yimou (Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern)." "The extraordinary transformation of China comes alive in these intriguing and enjoyable portraits. We see once-committed Communists becoming cynical capitalists, the regime seeking to control and manipulate the new media, and the confusion in the younger generation as to which values to follow. Writing from years of first-hand experience in China, Jianying Zha gives us a fascinating look at the transformation of contemporary China."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b7808905.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description ""Born in China, Jianying Zha now spends part of the year there and the rest in the United States. From her constant contact (and in many cases friendship) with a dynamic group of young novelists, filmmakers, and artists in China, she is able to describe a wide range of developments largely unknown to Western readers: the careful planning of television soap operas to placate popular unrest after Tiananmen, the growth of sex tabloids and pornography, the new generation of entrepreneurs successfully bringing to the mainland the consumer techniques of Hong Kong and the West, and the politics behind the censorship and commercial success of the film directors Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine) and Zhang Yimou (Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern)." "The extraordinary transformation of China comes alive in these intriguing and enjoyable portraits. We see once-committed Communists becoming cynical capitalists, the regime seeking to control and manipulate the new media, and the confusion in the younger generation as to which values to follow. Writing from years of first-hand experience in China, Jianying Zha gives us a fascinating look at the transformation of contemporary China."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "After an icon -- Yearnings -- A city without walls -- Shadows on the screen -- The whopper -- Yellow peril -- Islanders.".
- catalog extent "x, 210 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1565842499".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton,".
- catalog spatial "China.".
- catalog subject "302.23/0951 20".
- catalog subject "Mass media Social aspects China.".
- catalog subject "P92.C5 Z43 1995".
- catalog subject "Popular culture China.".
- catalog subject "Social change China.".
- catalog tableOfContents "After an icon -- Yearnings -- A city without walls -- Shadows on the screen -- The whopper -- Yellow peril -- Islanders.".
- catalog title "China pop : how soap operas, tabloids, and bestsellers are transforming a culture / Jianying Zha.".
- catalog type "text".