{"product_id":"chinese-science-fiction-during-the-post-mao-cultural-thaw-hardback-9781487508234","title":"Chinese Science Fiction During the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw (Hardback) 9781487508234","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChinese Science Fiction During the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHua Li (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487508234\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 16 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 1.8 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChinese Science Fiction during the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw\u003c\/i\u003e should be commended for its innovative approach to China\u0026amp;#x2019;s literary and cultural history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Yingying Huang, Lafayette College (\u003cem\u003eModern Chinese Literature and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"Li provides well-researched historical, comparative literary, and national policy contexts, and she explains tie-ins of fiction, comics, and small- and large-screen media productions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - J. C. Kinkley, Portland State University (\u003cem\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"This is a solid, rich and inspiring book that complements existing literature in many ways. It is recommended to readers with interests in twentieth-century Chinese literature and popular culture, as well as students of world science fiction.\" \u003c\/p\u003e - Qiong Yang (\u003cem\u003eThe China Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late 1970s to the mid-1980s, a period commonly referred to as the post-Mao cultural thaw, was a key transitional phase in the evolution of Chinese science fiction. This period served as a bridge between science-popularization science fiction of the 1950s and 1960s and New Wave Chinese science fiction from the 1990s into the twenty-first century. \u003ci\u003eChinese Science Fiction during the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the field of Chinese science fiction and its multimedia practice, analysing and assessing science fiction works by well-known writers such as Ye Yonglie, Zheng Wenguang, Tong Enzheng, and Xiao Jianheng, as well as the often-overlooked tech–science fiction writers of the post-Mao thaw.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the socio-political and cultural dynamics of science-related Chinese literature during this period, Hua Li combines close readings of original Chinese literary texts with literary analysis informed by scholarship on science fiction as a genre, Chinese literary history, and media studies. Li argues that this science fiction of the post-Mao thaw began its rise as a type of government-backed literature, yet it often stirred up controversy and received pushback as a contentious and boundary-breaking genre. Topically structured and interdisciplinary in scope, \u003cem\u003eChinese Science Fiction during the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to both scholars and fans of science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Field of Chinese Science Fiction, 1976–1983\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A Study of Zheng Wenguang\u0026amp;#x2019;s Mars Series\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. A Scientific Holmes in Post-Mao China: Ye Yonglie and His Science Fiction Thrillers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Tong Enzheng and the Motif of Alien Invasions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Posthuman Conditions in Xiao Jianheng\u0026amp;#x2019;s Science Fiction Narratives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Tech-Science Fiction and the Four Modernizations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Fledgling Media Convergence: PRC Science Fiction from Print to Electronic Media\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Blooming, Contending, and Boundary-Breaking in a Genre of Government-Backed Literature\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChinese Character Glossary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52735245484312,"sku":"9781487508234","price":36.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/chinese-science-fiction-during-the-post-mao-cultural-thaw-hardback-9781487508234","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}