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A Companion to Chinese Cinema

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Description for A Companion to Chinese Cinema Hardback. A Companion to Chinese Cinema is a collection of original essays written by experts in a range of disciplines that provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state of Chinese cinema. Editor(s): Zhang, Yingjin. Series: CNCZ - Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 249 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1516.

“This outstanding anthology offers an encyclopedic coverage of Chinese cinema from multiple angles, and will be the standard reference in Chinese cinema studies in the years to come.”
Sheldon Lu, University of California, Davis

“Like its editor, this Companion is reliable, encyclopedic, and friendly. Traveling from silent melodramas to the urban generation, from Mainland China to Hong Kong and Taiwan, we now have the docent we need.”
Dudley Andrew, Yale University

“This stunning collection – a must-read for anyone interested in the complicated dynamics of Chinese cinema past and present – features state-of-the-art research by highly respected veteran ... Read more

A Companion to Chinese Cinema features a collection of original readings that offer a comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state of Chinese cinema. Essays consider Chinese cinema from a variety of historical and geopolitical centers – Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan – and offer a critical examination of major accomplishments of Chinese film studies in various categories: film history and geography, industry and institution, media and arts, genre and representation, and issues and debates.

This collaborative project brings together specialists across a range of disciplines to consider Chinese cinema from a variety of methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks. This interdisciplinary approach allows for an unprecedented breadth of innovative ideas that facilitate a better understanding of Chinese cinema as it relates to artistic projects, social practices, political institutions, and expanding international markets. A Companion to Chinese Cinema offers an important analysis of a growing force in international cinema.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
Series
CNCZ - Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444330298
SKU
V9781444330298
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Ref
99-50

About Yingjin Zhang
Yingjin Zhang is Professor of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at University of California, San Diego, and Visiting Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. He is the author of The City in Modern Chinese Literature and Film (1996), Screening China (2002), Chinese National Cinema (2004), and Cinema, Space, and Polylocality in a Globalizing China (2010); co-author of Encyclopedia of ... Read more

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