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Milestones on a Golden Road: Writing for Chinese Socialism, 1945-80
Richard J King
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Description for Milestones on a Golden Road: Writing for Chinese Socialism, 1945-80
Hardback. Milestones on a Golden Road examines works of fiction written in China between 1945 and 1980, when the arts were required to reflect a Maoist vision of history and society. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
In Milestones on a Golden Road, Richard King presentspivotal works of fiction produced in four key periods of Chineserevolutionary history: the civil war (1945-49), the Great Leap Forward(1958-60), the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), and the post-Maocatharsis (1979-80). Taking its cues from the Soviet Union’soptimistic depictions of a society liberated by Communism, the officialChinese literature of this era is characterized by grand narratives ofprogress.
Addressing questions of literary production, King looks at how writersdealt with shifting ideological demands, what indigenous and importedtraditions inspired them, and how they were able to depict a utopianCommunist future to their readers, even as the present took ... Read moreProduct Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Chinese Studies
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774823722
SKU
V9780774823722
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About Richard J King
Richard King is a professor of Chinese studies at theUniversity of Victoria, teaching Chinese literature and film, Asianpopular culture, research methods, and Chinese language. He is theeditor of Art in Turmoil: The Chinese Cultural Revolution,1966-76 (UBC Press, 2010).
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