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Book SynopsisSuitable for students and scholars of modernism, Chinese literature and history, film studies, and cultural studies, this book offers both a historical narrative and a critical analysis of the cultural visions and experiences of China's post-Mao era.
Trade Review“Xudong Zhang opens our eyes to the complex cultural and ideological mutations behind the facade of the economic and political ‘modernization’ of China.”—David Wang, Columbia University
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Chinese Modernism in the Era of Reforms will be a first in its elaboration of the social and symbolic construction of Chinese Modernism, and I expect it to elicit a great deal of lively and provocative discussion.”—Wendy Larson, University of Oregon
“A deeply thought-out and intellectually sophisticated exploration of a decade of major cultural and social changes in China . . . .
Chinese Modernism in the Era of Reforms is a work of intense scholarship that attacks its subject with vigour and complexity.” * Continuum *
“This book offers compelling and brilliant insights . . . .
Chinese Modernism in the Era of Reforms is a landmark contribution to the field of modern Chinese studies. Its interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach will be an impetus to scholarship on China. With broad strokes Zhang delineates the historical and social forces in a dramatic interplay with the aesthetic and discursive modernism. No serious student of contemporary Chinese literature, film, and aesthetics can afford to bypass this book.” -- Ban Wang * Chinese Literature *
“Zhang’s book makes a huge contribution to the discussion of China’s ‘new cinema.’ He succeeds in locating ‘Fifth Generation’ film-making at the heart of his rethinking of Chinese modernism. . . . A real advance in criticism of Chinese films.” -- Tony Rayns * Sight & Sound *
