{"product_id":"china-forever-9780252075001","title":"China Forever","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe transnational history and cultural politics of the Shaw Brothers' movie empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Something for everyone . . . effectively lays down a solid foundation for further research.”--\u003ci\u003eChina Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An impressive, in-depth inquiry into the historical mutations, cultural innovations, and political implications of the rise and development of the Shaw Brothers’ movie empire. Of the many volumes on Hong Kong movie industries, this is the first to focus solely on the history of the Shaw Brothers.\"--David Der-wei Wang, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Monster That Is History: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory, Violence, and Fictional Writing in Twentieth-Century China\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This instructive book will be a pleasure for seasoned scholars and amateurs of Hong King cinema alike. Extremely useful for Asian cinema courses, this first book-length study of the Shaw Brothers--who were pioneers in the Chinese language and trans-Asian commercial film industry--provides valuable cultural history and global context.\"--Tonglin Lu, author of \u003ci\u003eConfronting Modernity in the Cinemas in Taiwan and Mainland China\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reopens the gates to the Shaw Brothers' legend.\"--\u003ci\u003eElectronic Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Shaw Brothers Diasporic Cinema   1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoshek Fu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Shaw Cinema Enterprise and Understanding Cultural Industries   27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLily Kong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Shaw's Cantonese Productions and Their Interactions with Contemporary Local and Hollywood Cinema   57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaw Kar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Embracing Glocalization and Hong Kong-Made Musical FIlm   74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSiu Leung Li\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Three Readings of\u003ci\u003e Hong Kong Nocturne\u003c\/i\u003e   95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul G. Pickowicz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Black-and-White \u003ci\u003eWenyi \u003c\/i\u003eFilms of Shaws   115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWong Ain-ling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Territorialization and the Entertainment Industry of the Shaw Brothers in Southeast Asia   133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSai-shing Yung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Shaw Brothers' Malay FIlms   154\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy P. Barnard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Bridging the Pacific with \u003ci\u003eLove Eterne\u003c\/i\u003e   174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRamona Curry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Black Audiences, Blaxploitation and Kung Fu Films, and Challenges to White Celluloid Masculinity   199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSundiata Keita Cha-Jua\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. Shaw Brothers Cinema and the Hip-Hop Imagination   224\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFanon Che Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. Reminiscences of the Life of an Actress in Shaw Brothers' Movietown   246\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheng Pei-pei\u003cbr\u003e (translated by Jing Jing Chang and Jeff McClain)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Select Filmography   255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLane J. Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors   257\u003cbr\u003e Index   261","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400480760151,"sku":"9780252075001","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252075001.jpg?v=1730470790","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/china-forever-9780252075001","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}