{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-modern-chinese-culture-hardback-9780521863223","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Modern Chinese Culture (Hardback) 9780521863223","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Modern Chinese Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA wide-ranging and accessibly written guide to the key aspects of elite and popular culture in contemporary China.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKam Louie (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521863223, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 June 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages, 11 b\/w illus.  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.79 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\"Highly recommended.\" - Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAt the start of the twenty-first century, China is poised to become a major global power. Understanding its culture is more important than ever before for western audiences, but for many, China remains a mysterious and exotic country. This Companion explains key aspects of modern Chinese culture without assuming prior knowledge of China or the Chinese language. The volume acknowledges the interconnected nature of the different cultural forms, from 'high culture' such as literature, religion and philosophy to more popular issues such as sport, cinema, performance and the internet. Each chapter is written by a world expert in the field. Invaluable for students of Chinese studies, this book includes a glossary of key terms, a chronology and a guide to further reading. For the interested reader or traveler, it reveals a dynamic, diverse and fascinating culture, many aspects of which are now elucidated in English for the first time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Defining modern Chinese culture Kam Louie\u003cbr\u003e 2. Social and political developments: the making of the twentieth-century Chinese state Peter Zarrow\u003cbr\u003e 3. Historical consciousness and national identity Prasenjit Duara\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gender in modern Chinese culture Harriet Evans\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ethnicity and Chinese identity: ethnographic insight and political positioning William Jankowiak\u003cbr\u003e 6. Flag, flame and embers: diaspora cultures Wang Gungwu\u003cbr\u003e 7. Modernizing Confucianism and 'new Confucianism' Tan Sor-hoon\u003cbr\u003e 8. Socialism in China: a historical overview Arif Dirlik\u003cbr\u003e 9. Chinese religious traditions from 1900–2005: an overview Daniel Overmeyer\u003cbr\u003e 10. Languages in a modernizing China Chen Ping\u003cbr\u003e 11. The revolutionary tradition in modern Chinese literature Charles Laughlin\u003cbr\u003e 12. The involutionary tradition in modern Chinese literature Michel Hockx\u003cbr\u003e 13. Music and performing arts: tradition, reform and political and social relevance Colin Mackerras\u003cbr\u003e 14. Revolutions in vision: Chinese art and the experience of modernity David Clarke\u003cbr\u003e 15. Cinema: from foreign import to global brand Chris Berry\u003cbr\u003e 16. Media boom and cyber culture: television and the internet in China Liu Kang\u003cbr\u003e 17. Physical culture, sports and the Olympics Susan Brownell\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Chinese characters\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265284755736,"sku":"9780521863223","price":48.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521863223i.jpg?v=1692021353","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-modern-chinese-culture-hardback-9780521863223","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}