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Illustrates the cultural significance of film and its power as a vehicle for social change. This book reveals the intricacies of the cultural movement and explores its connections to other art forms such as photography, drama, and literature. It looks at the cultural history of Chinese through the lens of this seminal moment in Shanghai cinema.

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"An Amorous History of the Silver Screen will be an instant classic. This lively yet rigorous work of original scholarship reconfigures the field of Chinese silent cinema. It constitutes an exciting new work at the cutting edge of the emergent transnational field of Chinese cinema studies." - Chris Berry, editor of Chinese Films in Focus"

An Amorous History of the Silver Screen Shanghai

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 1 January 2006
      ISBN-13 9780226982380
      978-0226982380
      ISBN-10 0226982386
      Also in:
      Regional / International studies Performing arts

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      Book Synopsis
      Illustrates the cultural significance of film and its power as a vehicle for social change. This book reveals the intricacies of the cultural movement and explores its connections to other art forms such as photography, drama, and literature. It looks at the cultural history of Chinese through the lens of this seminal moment in Shanghai cinema.

      Trade Review
      "An Amorous History of the Silver Screen will be an instant classic. This lively yet rigorous work of original scholarship reconfigures the field of Chinese silent cinema. It constitutes an exciting new work at the cutting edge of the emergent transnational field of Chinese cinema studies." - Chris Berry, editor of Chinese Films in Focus"

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